IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 5000 of 1996 Between: 1 B.G.K.Murthy S/o. Lakshminarayana Mahabubnaagar (S.B.H.) 2 A.Gurunatham S/o. Venkanna Secunderabad Zone (SBH) 3 P.Ramakrishna Rao S/o. Ammanasastry Medak Dist Sangareddy (SBH) 4 K.Satyanarayana S/o. Sriramuloo Gruhakalpa Branch, SBH, Hyderabad 5 R.Narayana S/o. Jagannatham S.B.H. Gunfoundry Hyderabad 6 T.Krishna Rao S/o. Prahlada Rao S.B.H. Secunderabad Zone. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chairman Central Board of Directors of State Bank of India Bombay (R1 dismissed for default as per court order Dt.13/2/03). 2 The Chairman Central Board of Directors of State Bank of Hyderabad. HO, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad (R2 dismissed for default as per court order Dt.13/2/03) 3 The Managing Director State Bank of Hyderabad 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 will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled to be promoted to the existing vacancies and hence the action of the respondent in calling for interviews fresh candidate for filling up existing vacancies is arbitrary unjust, illegal, improper and violative of the directions of this Hon'ble court and consequently directing the respondents to initiate action to promote the petitioners in the existing vacancies as per the directions of this Hon'ble Court. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.V.L.N.MURTHY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No. 3: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY (SC FOR SBH) ( Not present) Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2: -- The Court made the following : :ORAL ORDER: None for the petitioners. No representation either. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 11-08-2004 Pvks/* To 1 The Chairman Central Board of Directors of State Bank of India Bombay. 2. The Chairman Central Board of Directors of State Bank of Hyderabad. HO, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad 3 The Managing Director State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad 4. 2CD copies