IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13968 of 2004 Between: 1. P. Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o. T. Papa Rao, O/o. Chief Engineer, C.D.O. Hyderabad. 2. B. Gopal Krishna Rao, S/o. B. Hanmanth Rao, O/o. Chief Engineer, Major Irrigation, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Governement, Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Engineer-in-Chief (Admn.Wing) Irrigation and CAD Department, Hyderabad. 3 G. Malla Reddy, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 4 M. Ramesh, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 5 T.Venkateswara Swamy, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 6 G.Sammi Reddy, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 7 M. Ravi Kumar, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 8 E.P. Ananda Kumar, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 9 V. Baktha Pochanna, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. 10 G. Mallaiah, S/o. and Age Not Known, O/o. Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation & CAD Department, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to consider the cases of the respondents 3 to 10 for promotion to the post of Deputy Executive Engineer ignoring the claims of the petitioners and other regularly appointed candidates by declaring the action of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal in not granting the interim relief in O.A.No. 4077 of 2004 and only ordering notice on 21-7-2004 as contrary to the well established principles of law. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.R.MANOHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2: GP FOR SERVICES II. Counsel for the Respondents No.s 6 & 9: Mr. P.V. Subrahmanya Sarma. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER (Per GR,J) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the disposal of O.a.No.4077 of 2004, nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition. Recording the said submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed. --------------- 29.09.2004 knk To 1. The Registrar, A.P.A.T., Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Secretary to Governement, Irrigation and CAD Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief (Admn.Wing) Irrigation and CAD Department, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to the G.P. for Services-II, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. Two CD copies.