IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 3181 of 1998 Between: D.Sreenivasa Reddy, S/o Anji Reddy, R/o Marella, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Union of India, Rep by its Secretary Ministry of Human Resources & Development, New Delhi. .....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 may be pleased to pass orders particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in not filling up 4000 vacancies of Craft (Weaving, Carpentary and Music) and Drawing Teacher in the state since 12 years as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Art.21 of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the Directive principles of state policy and consequently direct the respondent to fill up the vacant Craft and Drawing Teachers posts in the State. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.K.JAGAN MOHAN REDDY Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader for School Education submits that by lapse of time, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned Government Pleader, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 4.7.2005 DA/MRR To 1 The Secretary, Govt. of AP., Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Human Resources & Development, New Delhi. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.