1 APHC010188872012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 19262/2012 Between: Ch.prasad, S/o.ch.papa Rao, ...PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager A P S R T C and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SREEMANNARAYANA VATTIKUTI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K SATYANARAYAN MURTHY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “….to issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in denying continuity of the service to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Art 14, 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend all benefits on par with similar contract drivers by treating that the petitioner was reengaged with continuity of service in the interest of justice...” 2 2. Heard Mr Sreemannarayana Vattikuti, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr Vinod Kumar Tarlada, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 3. On hearing, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that during pendency of the Writ Petition, the petitioner service was regularized with effect from 01.09.2013 and in view of the same, no cause survives in the present Writ Petition and it may be closed. 4. Recording the said submission, this Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ DR. K. MANMADHA RAO, J. Dated : 27.03.2025 TM 3 THE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO W.P.No.19262 of 2012 Date: 27.03.2025 TM 4