APHC010264642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 13309/2025 Between: 1. U ASHOKA, S/O. LATE U. REDDANNA, AGED 27 YEARS, R/O. 16/173, G.K. RACHAPALLE (V), T. SUNDUPALLI (M), ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, OYC BUILDING, CSM MARG, MUMBAI. 2. THE ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY BHAVAN, NEW MEHRAULI ROAD, NEW DELHI. 3. THE ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH, REP. BY ITS ASST, PERSONNEL OFFICER, SOUTHERN REGION, 2817, GNANA BHARATHI MAIN RD, CHANDRA LAYOUT EXTENSION II STAGE, NAGARBHAVI, BENGALURU. 4. THE ATOMIC MINERALS DIRECTORATE FOR EXPLORATION RESEARCH, REP. BY ITS ASST, PERSONNEL OFFICER, RECRUITMENT SECTION, 1-10-153-156, AMD COMPLEX, BEGUMPET, HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 to issue any writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing an opportunity to the petitioner to scrutinize the Merit Points given to him whereby, his application was rejected, by further deleting his name from the list of applications for consideration for employment under Compassionate Grounds as illegal and arbitrary, being contrary to the principle of audi alteram partem and Article 14 and 16 of The Constitution of INDIA and consequently direct the respondents to continue petitioners name in the list of applications for consideration for employment under Compassionate Grounds, and consider the petitioner for future recruitment under Compassionate Grounds in the interests of justice and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in the list of applications for consideration for employment under Compassionate Grounds, for subsequent recruitments, by suspending the letter No.AMD- 1/4/2022- Rectt/1479, dt:20-09-2024 pending disposal of the Writ Petition, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. DHARANI KUMAR B Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K.Sreedhar Murthy,Senior Panal Counsel For Central Government The Court made the following: 3 Order:- Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive any further. Hence, the matter has become infructuous. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 05.05.2026 PNS