IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 15946 of 2000 Between: P.Balraju, S/o Pentaiah, R/o 3-4-38/21, Lingampally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND Bank of India, rep. by its Zonal Manager, AC Guards, Hyderabad. .....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 issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of "Mandamus" declaring the action of the respondent herein in not following the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Excise Superintendent, Malakpatnam, Vs KBN Vishweshawar Rao reported in 1996 (6) SCC 216 and not allowing the petitioner to attend the interview for the post of Sub Staff (Class-IV) and filling up these posts through Employment Exchange only is illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to issue call letter and allow the petitioner to appear for the interview of the post of Sub Staff (Class-IV) and consider him to appoint him without insisting that his name should be sponsored by the Employment Exchange. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for Respondent : Mr.M.V.K.VISWANADHAM The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no cause survives in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 29.6.2005 DA To 1 The Zonal Manager, Bank of India, AC Guards, Hyderabad. 2 Two CD copies.