IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 3603 of 2002 Between: T.K.Satyanarayana S/o.Rajamallu Sheristedar, Sr.Civil Judge Court, Peddapally Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary Home (Courts-C) Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the Rules 4,5, sub-rule(c), (d) & (e) of Rule 12, and Rule 10 of the A.P. State Judicial Service Rules insofar as in-service candidates are concerned as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, violative of Articles 14, 16, 21, 234 & 309 of the Constitution of India, highly discriminative in nature and non-est in the eyes of law and consequently set aside the notification dated 29-01-2002 published in the ‘Hindu’ daily on 1-2-2002 by the 2nd respondent and consequently direct the 1st and 2nd respondent to consider the case of petitioner as eligible for the post of Junior Civil Judge by necessarily relaxing the age of the petitioner and provide as least one chance for appearing the written examination and appoint the petitioner if he comes for selection, interest of Justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.M.V.RAJA RAM Counsel for Respondent No.1 : G.P. FOR HOME Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Mr.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. No costs. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. 22nd September 2004. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J. ARS To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P., Home (Courts-C) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.