IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:77 OF 2007 DATED:17.9.2010 Between: Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank Officers’ Association, Nellore. .....PETITIONER AND Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank & two others. .....RESPONDENTs This Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:77 OF 2007 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner Bank Officers’ Association was with regard to the Circular dated 31.1.2003 issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mumbai and the consequential proceedings dated 14.1.2006 issued by the Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Cuddapah, reducing the festival advance payable to its members without maintaining parity with the employees of the Syndicate Bank, on the ground that the same is violative of N.I.T Award and the law laid down by the Supreme Court. By order dated 3.1.2007, this Court granted interim suspension of the impugned Circular dated 31.1.2003 and the proceedings dated 14.12.2006. Sri N.Subbarao, the learned counsel for the petitioner- Association stated that the A.P. Grameena Bank thereafter issued Circular No:180 dated 12.8.2008 whereby parity was effected between the members of the petitioner association and the employees of the Syndicate Bank in so far as festival advance is concerned. In that view of the matter, the lis does not survive for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ Justice SANJAY KUMAR Date:17.9.2010 gurc THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO:77 OF 2007 DATED:17.9.2010