IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15052 of 1999 Between: Kum. P. Amritha D/o P. Ramnaiah R/o H.No. 27/1799, Teachers Colony, Near Ayyappa Temple, Nellore Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Chief Personnel Manager, Office of the Chief Executive Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Nellore. .....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 may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in insisting to produce the latest Caste Certificate vide Proceedings No. E4/684(1) /98-ED/NLR dt6.7.99 as illegal and arbitrary and contrary to the judgments reported in 1997(7) SCC505 and 1996 (1) Anwr 381 and further direct the respondent to appoint the petitioner as Stenographer on the basis of the Caste Certificate issued by R.D.D. Kavali issued in R.D.O. F. Dis .No. 117/93 dt.25.6.93 and without insisting for latest Caste Certificate and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the Circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appears Counsel for the Respondent: C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in insisting to produce the latest caste certificate of the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary being contrary to the judgments of the Supreme Court and this Court reported in R.Kandasamy v. Chief Engineer, Madras Port Trust[1] and Singiri Sujatha v. Government of A.P. Secretary[2] respectively. A perusal of the proceeding sheet shows that this Court by order dated 21.07.1999 granted interim direction to the respondent to appoint the petitioner without insisting on production of the latest caste certificate, on the basis of the caste certificate issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali on 25.06.1993. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation has reported that he is unable to report on the present position regarding the petitioner’s employment. However, having regard to the fact that the interim order to the above effect was already granted as far back as 1999, it is reasonable to presume that the petitioner would have been appointed and working in pursuance of the said interim order. In this view of the matter, the cause in the writ petition does not survive any longer. The writ petition, is therefore, disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.12.2008 va [1] (1997) 7 SCC 505 [2] 1996 (1) An.W.R 381