IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.1050 of 2000 Between: M.Lakshman Rao, S/o.Narasimha Murthy, 32 years, R/o.Kantapu, Iragavaram Mandal, West Godavari district. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The District Educational Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2. The Secretary & Correspondent, Taylor Elementary No.1 School, Narsapur, West Godavari District. 3. The Deputy Educational Officer, Canal Road, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. ...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 call for the records and issue an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to approve the petitioner’s appointment as Secondary Grade Teacher in Taylor Elementary No.1 School at Narasapur, West Godavari District, pursuant to his selection as recommended by the Selection Committee on 30.11.1996 vide proceedings Rc.No.148 of1996 while declaring the action of respondents in not approving the petitioner’s appointment and not paying salaries to the petitioner as wholly arbitrary, illegal and opposed to the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SUBRAHMANYAM KURELLA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3: G.P. for EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the second respondent brought to the notice of this Court that the selection process was initiated to fill up one post of Secondary Grade Teacher reserved for Schedule Caste and another post of Secondary Grade Teacher reserved for Backward Class (Woman). Subsequently, the first respondent cancelled the selection. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. If the petitioner is qualified for being appointed, his case may also be considered by the respondent. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 15th September 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The District Educational Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2. The Secretary & Correspondent, Taylor Elementary No.1 School, Narsapur, West Godavari District. 3. The Deputy Educational Officer, Canal Road, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies.