IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.29834 of 1998 Between: 1 Darari.Bhaskara Rao, S/o. Raghavulu, R/o. Bethapudi Post, Repalle Mandal, Guntur District 2 Parampogu.Vijaya Kumar, S/o. Nageswara Rao, R/o. Sarada Colony, 11th Line, H.No.250, Guntur-522 002. 3 Ponnuri.Prameela Rani, W/o. B.Nagamalleswara Rao, R/o. Vemurivari Street, H.No.6-10-172/8, 18th Ward, Isukapalli post, Repalle -522 265,Guntur District 4 Chikati.Annamani, W/o. Ch.Janardhana Rao, R/o. Bethapudi post, JLB College Road, Repalli , Guntur District 5 Challa Subba Rao, S/o. Nagesu, R/o. Bethapudi post, Repalli , Guntur District 6 Ambati.Aruna Kumari, D/o. Samuel, R/o. Bethapudi post, JLB College Road, Repalli , Guntur District 7 Kuchitudi.Rajesekhar, S/o. Sundara Rao, R/o.2nd Ward, East Christianpet, Repalle -522 265, Guntur District 8 Gollamudi.Radhika, W/o. Rajasekhar, 2nd Ward, Repalle-522 265, Christianpet, Guntur District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of A.P., Rep.by it's Principal Secretary to Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Educational Officer, GUNTUR 3 The District Collector GUNTUR ....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, more in the nature of mandamus, declaring the notification dt.29.9.98 issued by the District Educational Officer, Guntur seeking to appoint retired teachers in the Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad School as being arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction to set aside the notification and direct the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for appointment as teachers on consolidated pay basis in the existing vacancies. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.GIRIDHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _____________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 05.07.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary to Education Department, State of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Educational Officer, GUNTUR 3 The District Collector GUNTUR 4 Two CCs to GP for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad(OUT) 5 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VEENA}