IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 33785 of 1998 Between: 1 P.Munaswamy, S/o P.Annamalai, R/o Satharawada (P & V), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 2 Smt.Leela, W/o R.E.Dharmalingam, R/o Chinthala pattedia, Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 3 M.V.Loganatham, S/o Vinayagam, R/o Chinthala puttedia,(V & P), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 4 A.P.Woorappan, S/o Ponnappa Mudala, R/o Chinthala pattedia, Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Dist.Educational Officer, Chittoor Post, Chittoor District. 3 The Convenor & Head Master Educational Commitee, Z.P.High School Satrawada(V), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 4 The Convenor & Head Master Educational Commitee, Z.P.High School, Pudipet (V & P), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 5 The Convenor & Head Master Educational Commitee, M P Upper Primary School, K.V.P.R.Pet, Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 6 The Convenor & Head Master Educational Commitee, M.P.Elementry School, Chintalapatteda (V), Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. 7 The Convenor & Head Master Educational Commitee, Z.P.High School, Chintalapatteda, Nagari Mandal, Chittoor District. ...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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the applications of the petitioners for the posts of Educational Volunteers on the ground that they have crossed 35 years of age as arbitrary, and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners according to their qualifications without prescribing any age limit and pass. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.P.CHANDRAMOULI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following order: ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the respective parties submit that the subject matter of the writ petition relates to the non-consideration of applications of the petitioners for the posts of Educational Volunteers for the year 1998. As such no cause survives in the writ petition to be adjudicated and it has become infructuous. Recording the above submission the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J November 11, 2004 Dsk To 1 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Dist.Educational Officer, Chittoor Post, Chittoor District. 3 Two CCs to GP For Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD Copies.