THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.2595 of 1999 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the cases of the petitioners for regularisastion in the posts held by them by declaring G.O.Rt.No.7 Housing (HBI) Department dated 12.1.1999 as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity of going into all the details. The learned counsel appearing for respondents Mr.A.K.Jayaprakash Rao submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, voluntary retirement scheme (golden shake hand) was introduced by the respondent company and the petitioners opted for the same and they were retired voluntarily on 10.4.2005. In view of the same, no further orders are necessary to be passed in this writ petition and the same is accordingly closed. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 7.11.2007 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.2595 of 1999 7.11.2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.2595 of 1999 Date: 7th November, 2007 Between: G.Venkateswara Rao & others. .. Petitioners And Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Housing (HB) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. .. Respondents