IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17617 of 1999 Between: Rongali Venkata Ramana S/o.Venkata Ramana R/o.Rongaliwaripalem H/o.Kunchangi Anakapalli Mandal Visakhapatnam Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P.Administrative Tribunal, A.P., Hyderabad rep. by its Registrar 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (VO) Dept., rep.by its Dy.Secretary Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 Commissioner of Land Revenue A.P., Hyderabad 4 District Collector Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam 5 Revenue Divisional Officer Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam Dist 6 Mandal Revenue Officer Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist 7 R.Sreerama Murthy S/o.Ramnaidu Ronganivaripalem Village Anakapalli Mandal Visakhapatnam Dist .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings of the 1st and 2nd respondents herein vide OA.No.1015/94 with M.A.785/94, Dt.1/7/99 and GO.Rt.No.276, Dt.22/02/1994 respectively as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and against the principles of natural justice and consequently to set aside the orders in OA.No.1015/94 with M.A.785/94, Dt.1/7/99 and GO.Rt.No.276, Dt.22/02/1994 of the 1st and 2nd respondents respectively and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.ASHOK RAJ Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.J.R.MANOHAR RAO The Court made the following : . THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17617 of 1999 Oral Order : ( Per Sri GM, J ) This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the orders in O.A.No.1015 of 1994 with MA No.785 of 1994 dated 1-7-1999 and G.O.Rt.No.276 dated 22.2.1994 of the 1st and 2nd respondents. The writ petitioner herein has applied for the post of Village Administrative Officer (for short “VAO”), of Kunchangi and Jagannadharpuram villages; whereas Sri Ramamurthy-7th respondent herein has applied for the post of VAO of Kunchangi village of Visakhapatnam District. The writ petitioner was appointed as VAO of Jagannadhapuram, and that 7th respondent was appointed as VAO of Kunchangi village by the District Selection Committee. Challenging the orders in appointing the 7th respondent as VAO of Kunchangi, the petitioner made an appeal to the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, who in turn directed the 5th respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Viskahpatnam to reconsider the entire matter and to pass appropriate orders. Later, the 5th respondent passed orders posting the writ petitioner as VAO, Kunchangi and the 7th respondent as VAO, Jagannathapuram. Challenging the said orders, the 7th respondent filed an appeal to the 3rd respondent-Commissioner of Land Revenue, Hyderabad herein, and the 3rd respondent by orders dated 4.3.1993 dismissed the appeal, against which the 7th respondent filed Revision Petition and the same was allowed on the ground that the 7th respondent had worked as VAO, Kunchangi. Hence, the petitioner filed O.A. before the Tribunal. The Tribunal considering the fact that both the petitioner and 7th respondent appointed and continuing as VAOs, declined to interfere with the matter and accordingly dismissed the O.A. Considering the circumstances of the case that both the petitioner as well as the 7th respondent are continuing as Village Administrative Officers, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending. we therefore, see no ground to entertain the writ petition at this length of time. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is dismissed. No costs. _______________ GM, J ________________ CVR, J 11-6-2008 pnv/kk