THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.23711 of 1997 Dated:31.1.2007 Between 1.P. Hanumantha Rao and others …..Petitioners and 1.The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.23711 of 1997 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus to declare the proceedings dated 10.9.1997 issued by the 3rd respondent in terminating the services of the petitioners as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity to go into all the details. Learned counsel for the respondents has placed before this Court the proceedings in Dis.No.D3/50665/2003, dated 21.10.2003 issued by the Commissioner of Endowments Department, A.P., Hyderabad, wherein it is stated that “the Executive Oﬃcer of Sri Raja Rajeswari Ammavari Temple, Durgamitta, Nellore has withdrawn the services of the Day and Night Watchmen working in the temple from the Excellent Security Services, Nellore and the Executive Oﬃcer is permitted to ﬁll up the said vacancies and the post of watchman at Kalyana Mandapam, which was newly sanctioned and the post of Attender, which has fallen vacant due to retirement on superannuation, with the persons viz., (1). P.Manoj Kumar (2) K.V.Krishan Rao (3) P.V.Kishore (4) U.Shiva Shankar, on contract basis on a monthly amount of Rs.2,000/- per month.” In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous and is liable to be dismissed. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructous. No costs. __________ 31-01-2007 rkk