APHC010039502023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 1915/2023 Between: 1. K SREE LATHA, W/O LATE M.V.KRISHNA REDDY, AGE. 49 YRS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (OBG), KURNOOL MEDICAL COLLEGE, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR, MEDICAL EDUCATION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA (NTR) DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in preparing final seniority list of Associate Professor (OBG) for promotion to the post of Professor for the Panel Year 2022- 23, in Rc.No.1882872/E1-A/2022, dated. 20.01.2023 in so far as Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool is concerned without considering the petitioner in the said panel for promotion to the post of professor (OBG) in spite of direction of this Hon'ble court in W.P.No.663/2022 dated. 14.09.2022 and in spite of consideration of her seniority in the earlier panels as arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory, malafide and violation of Art. 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides violation of the orders of this Hon'ble court in the earlier writ petition and to consequently direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Professor (OBG) by including her name in the above said promotion list dated. 20.01.2023 and to post her in the available vacancies of professor post in Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool in the interest of justice and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to pass an interim direction against the respondents not to proceed further pursuant to the final seniority list of Associate Professors (OBG) for promotion to the post of professor for the panel year 2022 - 23 in Rc.No.1882872/E1-A/2022, dated. 20.01.2023 in so far as Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, is concerned, during the pendency of the writ petition in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K JYOTHI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following ORDER: Ms.V.Sowmya, learned counsel, representing Sri K.Jyothi Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the matter has become infructuous. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Interim order granted earlier, if any, shall stand vacated. __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Date: 22.06.2026 M K K 61 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION No: 1915 of 2023 Date: 22.06.2026 M K K