IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 792 of 2001 Between: 1 V.Ravi S/o Adi Naryana 1-1-704/2, Gandhi Nagar, Hyd. 2 K.Jacob Raju S/o Vadhanam 21-16, Sardha Nagar, Dilsukhnagar, Hyd. 3 Ch.Phani Kumar S/o Yadagirir Malkajgirir, Hyd. 4 Kethavath Pandu S/o K.Chinya Neredgommu, Joduvaya Thanda, Chandanpet Mandal, Nalgonda Dist. 5 K.Laxamaiah S/o K.Mallaiah Kummarvadi, Asifnagar, Hyd. 6 K.Venkatesh S/o Shankar Malkajgiri, Hyd. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Sr.Divisional Manger, Life Insurance Corp of India Ltd., Divisional Office (Central Govt Undertaking), Jeevan Prakesh, Secretariat, Hyd.-500063 .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus direct the respondent to issue interview call letters and allow the petitioners to appear to interview to Watchman/Driver/Liftman posts and to consider to appointment without insisting that the petitioners names should be sponsored by the employment exchange by declaring the Rule 6(iii) of the Recruitment Rules of the Life Insurance Corp Ltd., as illegal, arbitrary & violative of Art 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.NAGESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: MR.D.S.N.V.NAGARAJU The Court made the following O R D E R: . Learned counsel for petitioner called absent. Learned Standing Counsel for respondents submitted that in view of the interim orders granted by this Court on 20- 1-2001, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 30-6-2005 TVK To 1. The Sr.Divisional Manger, Life Insurance Corp of India Ltd., Divisional Office (Central Govt Undertaking), Jeevan Prakash, Secretariat, Hyd.-500063 2. 2 CD copies 3 1 CC to MR.NAGARAJU Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VEENA}