THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.11988 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled seeking Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in issuing Memos dated 04-05-2005 and 11-05-2005 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner at Ganapavaram under Tadepalligudem Division as Senior Line Inspector. The petitioner was promoted from the post of Line Inspector to the post of Senior Line Inspector, vide Memo dated 27-04-2005 by the Superintending Engineer Operation Circle, Eluru. Thereafter, the petitioner was allotted to the control of Divisional Engineer, Operation, Nidadavole, vide Memo dated 04-05-2005 and thereafter issued another Memo dated 11-05-2008 by the Divisional Electrical Engineer, Operation, Nidadavole stating that the petitioner, who stands promoted as Senior Line Inspector and allotted to Operation Division, Tadepalligudem and re-allotted to Operation Division Nidadavole duly modifying earlier order, is re-posted to Operation Sub-Division, Jangareddigudem in the existing vacancy and he was directed to report for duty to Additional Assistant Engineer, Operation, Jangareddigudem. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. This Court by order dated 13-06-2005 while issuing Rule nisi granted interim suspension of the impugned Memos. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the interim order dated 13-06-2005 the petitioner continued at Thadepalligudem and retired from service, on attaining the age of superannuation on 30-06-2008. He further submits that in view of the fact that the petitioner had already retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation nothing survives for adjudication in the writ petition and no further orders are required to be passed. It is also submitted that because of the pendency of the writ petition, terminal beneﬁts have not been settled. Therefore, the writ petition may be closed. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and since the impugned memos are with regard to the transfer of the petitioner from one place to another place and by virtue of the interim direction dated 13-06- 2005 the petitioner was continued in service at Tadepalligudem and retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30-06-2008, there is nothing to be adjudicated in the matter. Therefore, recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 30-10-2008 LSK