IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4971 of 1997 Between: Dr. P.J.Anand Kumar S/o. Late P.Jagannadam Occ: Part-time Asst. Medical Officer, Cantonement Hospital, Bollaram, Secundrabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Contonment Executive Officer, Contonment Board, Secundrabad 2 The Contonment Board Rep by its President, A.P. Sub-Command Alwal, Secundrabad 3 The Deputy Director Southern Command, Pune .....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 of MANDAMUS or any other Writ, Order or Direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the genuine claim of the petitioner for regularisation/appointment for the post of Asst.Medical Officer in the respondents organisation as being violative of principles of natural justice, principles of equity, discriminatory, bias, illegal and violative of the guarantee of right to life as enshrined in Art. 14, 15, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India a part from being violative of the provisions of Art. 311 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents herein to appoint the petitioner in existing vacancy. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.TULASI DAS Counsel for the Respondents: MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is field by the petitioner praying for issue of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the claim of the petitioner for regularization/ appointment in the post of Assistant Medical Officer in the respondent-Orgainsation. This Court, while admitting the writ petition, issued an interim direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner also along with other candidates for appointment while filling up the post of Assistant Medical Officer. It is stated that the selection process was completed and one Dr.P. Rama Krishna was selected and was appointed while the petitioner was unsuccessful. In view of the regular selection and appointment, the writ petition has become infructuous and the same is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J Date: 21.09.2004 va To 1 The Contonment Executive Officer, Contonment Board, Secundrabad 2 The President, Contonment Board, A.P. Sub-Command Alwal, Secundrabad 3 The Deputy Director Southern Command, Pune 4 Two CD Copies