THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos. 24366 of 1998 and 14319 of 1999 Dated: 31.10.2007 Writ Petition No.24366 of 1998 Between: The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Vijayawada-I Depot. … Petitioner AND U.V. Prasada Rao and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri C. Prakash Reddy for SC for APSRTC Counsel for respondent No.1 : Sri M.V. Durga Prasad Writ Petition No.14319 of 1999 Between: U.V. Prasada Rao … Petitioner AND The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Guntur and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri M.V. Durga Prasad Counsel for respondents 2 : C. Prakash Reddy for SC for APSRTC THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos. 24366 of 1998 and 14319 of 1999 COMMON ORDER:- Writ Petition No.24366 of 1998 is filed against award dated 24.11.1997 passed by the Labour Court-II, Guntur in I.D.No.26 of 1996, whereby respondent No.1 was directed to be reinstated into service with continuity of service without backwages. Writ Petition No.14319 of 1999 is filed against the same award feeling aggrieved by the denial of backwages to the petitioner while ordering his reinstatement by the Labour Court. At the hearing, Sri C. Prakash Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation and Sri M.V. Durga Prasad, learned counsel representing the petitioner – workman stated that since the workman took voluntary retirement on medical grounds with effect from 08.06.2007, the cause in both the writ petitions does not survive for consideration. In view of this joint statement of the learned counsel, both the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of both the writ petitions as infructuous, WPMP.Nos.29488 of 1998, 17562 of 1999 and 28817 of 2007 filed by the petitioners in both the writ petitions are also dismissed. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 31.10.2007 ES