IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.782 of 2004 Between: 1. K.Goverdhan, S/o.Narasimulu, R/o.H.No.5-10-396, Yellammagutta Street, Nizamabad District. 2. T.Mahender, S/o.Ramulu, R/o.H.No.5-3-10, Pichannagutta Street, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Director of Mines & Geology, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad Nizamabad District. 3 The Assistant Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or writ one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in Memo No.382/E/93, dt.11-6-1998 by the Dy. Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad directing to cancel the appointment orders and the consequential orders of Asst. Director of Mines and Geology, Nizamabad in cancelling the appointment in Proc.No.508/E/92, dt/06-2-1995 and Proc.No.422/E/92, dt.06.02.1995 reverting the petitioners as Chowkidars and recovering the excess amount paid to the petitioners and the orders of the tribunal in O.A.No.5329/1998 dt.16.12.2003 in dismissing the O.A. as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and contrary to rules and consequently call for the records and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioners: SMT.N.SHOBA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MINES AND GEOLOGY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.782 of 2004 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is filed challenging the order dated 16.12.2003 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, dismissing O.A.No.5329 of 1998, which was filed by the petitioners against the Memo dated 11.06.1998 issued by the 2nd respondent directing the 3rd respondent to cancel the appointment orders dated 06.02.1995 issued to the petitioners and revert them as Chowkidars. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Mines and Geology and perused the record. When this matter is taken up for admission today, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the 3rd respondent, by proceedings No.422/E/1992 dated 24.12.2007, regularized the services of the petitioners as attenders with effect from 26.09.1997 and 23.10.1997, respectively, and also declared their probation in the cadre of attenders on 25.09.1999 and 22.10.1999, respectively. It is further brought to the notice of this Court that one of the petitioners was further promoted as Junior Assistant. In the light of the said proceedings, we are of the opinion that no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ (Justice Ghulam Mohammed) ___________________ (Justice C.V.Ramulu) 19th August 2008 sh