IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 2664 of 1999 Between: The Andhra Pradesh Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation Employees and Workers Union rep. by its President S.N.Chari. B.R.K.R Building, Tank Bund, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Women’s Development and Child Welfare (W.H.) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Vikalagula Cooperative Corporation rep. by its Managing Director, BRKR Building, Ground Floor, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad. 3. The Project Officer, Training-cum-Production Centre, Andhra Pradesh Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, Tarnaka, 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not granting and paying the increments, dearness allowance and other benefits to the employees of the 2nd respondent corporation who were brought on to time scale with effect from 01-01-1995, as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and to issue a consequential direction to the respondents to grant and pay the increments, dearness allowance and other benefits to the employees of the 2nd respondent corporation who were brought on to time scale with effect from 01-01-1995 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: None appeared Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3: MR.K.RAMANUJACHARI (STANDING COUNSEL) The Court made the following: O R D E R : The learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Subbarao Korrapati, states that the writ petition has become infructuous since the cause does not survive. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________ 11-10-2004. Lrkm. To 1. The Secretary to Government, Women’s Development and Child Welfare (W.H.) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Vikalagula Cooperative Corporation BRKR Building, Ground Floor, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad. 3. The Project Officer, Training-cum-Production Centre, Andhra Pradesh Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to Standing Counsel for A.P.Vikalangula Cooperative Corporation, High Court Builidngs, High Court of A.P.Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5. 2CD copies