IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.9230 of 1999 Between: 1 B.N.Nageswara Rao S/o. Sri B.V.Neerajakshulu Naidu R/o. Tirupathi Chittoor District 2 N.Chandrasekhar S/o. N.Rama Murthy R/o Chittoor ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chairman, Sri Venkateswara Grameena Bank Chittoor. 2 The Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Bank, Central Office, 31, Rajaji Road, Chennai 3 K.Rama Krishna S/o. Ratna pillai, Scale-I Officer, Head Office, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 4 Smt. S.Shahina Begum W/o. Khudar Basha Scale-I officer, Head Office, Chittoor, Chittoor District. (R3 and R4 were impleaded as per Court Order dated 20.06.2000 in W.P.M.P.No.1701 of 2000) .....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, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Circular No. 058/F.411/99 dated 13-4-1999, in so far as it relates to earmarking 50 marks out of 100 marks to the Interview for promotion to Scale - II Officers as arbitrary, contrary to the Statutory Rules, and contrary to law and consequently set aside the said Circular dated 13-4-1999. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.CHALLA SIVA SANKAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.9230 OF 1999 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the circular, dated 13.04.1999, issued by the 1st respondent – Chairman, Sri Venkateswara Grameena Bank, Chittoor, insofar as it relates to earmarking 50 marks out of 100 marks to the interview for promotion to the post of Scale-II Officer, as arbitrary and illegal. It is stated across the Bar that subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, both the petitioners were promoted as Scale-II Officers in the year 1999 itself. In view of the above, nothing survives in this writ petition for further adjudication and the same is liable to be closed. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU 13th March, 2008 IBL To 1 The Chairman, Sri Venkateswara Grameena Bank Chittoor. 2 The Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Bank, Central Office, 31, Rajaji Road, Chennai 3 Two CD Copies to