IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26720 of 1999 Between: K. Chandrasekhar Rao, S/o. Narayana, R/o. Duggirala (Post & Mandal), Guntur District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C. Rep by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager A.P.S.R.T.C., Guntur Region, Guntur, Guntur District 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Guntur-I, Depot, Guntur 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action o the Respondents herein in reducing my basic pay by two incremental stages for a period of two years with cumulative effect on future increments besides recovering an amount o Rs.1,000/-Towards the cost of damages vide Proc.No.04/2(9)/90-TNL dt. 12-8-91 which was confirmed by the 2nd Respondent herein vide proc.No.Steno/19(79)/99/RM(G) dt 5-7-99 as illegal, unjust arbitrary as the same was passed without conducting any departmental enquiry which is contrary to well established principles of law and as such the same is liable to be set aside in the interest of justice, with a consequential direction to the 3rd Respondent herein to pay the arrears of deferred increments w.e.f.12-8-91 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. S.M. Subhan Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. C. Prakash Reddy (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. March 19, 2009 MRR