APHC010378842023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 19321/2023 Between: 1. CHANDRA BALAJI, S/O CHANDRA GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. TRAINEE TECHNICAL OFFICER (MGNREGS) R/O D. NO. 52/32-B, KOTTHAPETA RAMAPURAM, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. 2. MITTAPALLI PURUSHOTHAMREDDY,, S/O MITTAPALLI NARAYANA REEDY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC . TECHNICAL ASSISTANT (MGNREGS) D.NO.1/44, KASPA, NOOLIVEEDU VILLAGE, RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. 3. GITHOLU SIVA KUMAR, S/O GITHOLU NAGULAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS OCC . TEMPORARY DEVEPLOYMENT (SRDS-1WMP) D.NO. 4/27, PATHA H W WADA, CHAKRAYAPET, KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, 2 VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, D. NO. 12 47, P.V.S. ICON, NEAR PRATUR CROSS ROAD, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. SOCIETY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SRDS, REP. BY THE MEMBER SECRETARY,OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 3RD FLOOR, P.V.S. ICON, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, RAYACHOTI. 5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DWMA, .ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, RAYACHOTI, A.P. ...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 any writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent authorities in unilaterally converting the unit of appointment of the Petitioners from District to State without following any procedure known to law vide Memo No. PRR05-39021/379/2022-HOD SRDS SEC CORD, dated 25.01.2023 issued by the Respondent No.3 and making hectic efforts to transfer the Petitioners from their present place of posting Annamayya District to the other districts vide Proceedings No. PRR05- 39021/30/2023-HOD SRDS SEC CORD, dated 06.02.2023 issued by the Respondent No.3 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of terms of Contract of Employment entered into between the Petitioners and the Respondent No.3 and consequently set aside the impugned Memo No. PRR05- 39021/379/2022-HOD SRDS SEC CORD, dated 25.01.2023 and 3 Proceedings No. PRRO5-39021/30/2023-HOD SRDS SEC CORD, dated 06.02.2023 issued by the Respondent No.3 and further direct the Respondent authorities to pay the due arrears of four month salaries to the Petitioners i.e., April, May, June and July 2023 forthwith and 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 grant stay of all further proceedings including transfer of the Petitioners pursuant to the impugned Proceedings No. PRR05- 39021/30/2023-HOD SRDS SEC CORD, dated 20-06-2023 issued by the Respondent No.3, until pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 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 by directing the Respondent authorities to pay the arrears of four months salaries i.e., April,May, June and July 2023 immediately to the Petitioners, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SPL C FOR NREGS(M S R CHANDRA MURTHY) 2. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.19321 of 2023 ORDER: Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that in view of further developments, the cause in the writ petition does not survive. 2. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand dismissed. ___________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 24.07.2025 KLP