I y% - APHC010382302019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ^ PRESENT HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA X" WRIT PETITION NO: 18347 OF 2019 Between: V.S.S. Krishna Murthy, s/o. late VSRV Subrahmanyam, aged about 46 23B-7-2, C/o. K. Krishna Prasad, Gopalamvari Street, RR Pet, Eluru, Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. years. West ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Secretariat, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyut Soudha, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director. 3. Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited APEPDCL, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director. 4. Superintending Engineer, Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APEPDCL), Operation Circle, Eluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Respondents 11 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 09-10-2019 of the 4*^ respondent as contrary to G.O.Ms. No. 45, dated 24-06-2019 of the 1®^ respondent. Transfer Rules dated 03-07-2019 of the 2"^ respondent. Transfer Rules dated 05-07-2019 of the 3'^^ respondent, discriminatory, illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional an^onsequently set aside the in so far as the petitioner is concerned. / same. lA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 to stay the operation of order dated 09-10-2019 of the 4*^ respondent, and permit the petitioner to work in Euluru, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING Counsel for the Respondents: SRI V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following order: APHC010382302019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 18347/2019 Between: 1.V.S.S. KRISHNA MURTHY,, S/0. LATE VSRV SUBRAHMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 23B-7-2, C/0. K. KRISHNA PRASAD, GOPALAMVARI STREET, RR PET, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI. ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED, VIDYUT SOUDHA, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. 3.EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED APEPDCL, , VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. 4.SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER. EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED (APEPDCL), OPERATION CIRCLE, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 1)9.10.2019 of the 4th respondent as contrary to G.O.Ms. No. 45, dated 24-06-2019 of the 1st respondent. Transfer Rules dated 03-07-2019 of the 2nd respondent. Transfer Rules dated 05-07-2019 of the 3rd respondent, discriminatory, illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitution al and consequently set aside the same, in so far as the petitioner is concerned, and pass 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1 .V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 2.. The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the foliowing relief: "... to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 1)9.10.2019 of the 4th respondent as contrary to G.O.Ms. No. 45, dated 24-06-2019 of the 1st respondent. Transfer Rules dated 03-07-2019 of the 2nd respondent. Transfer Rules dated 05-07-2019 of the 3rd respondent, discriminatory, illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the same, in so far as the petitioner is concerned, and pass ..." 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that the subject matter of this Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader and learned Standing Counsel appearing for APTRANSCO appearing for respondents are in attendance. 4. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K.KASI RAO ACHARI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To. 1. One CC to SRI. SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI, Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to SRI. V V SATISH, STANDING COUNSEL [OPUC] 3. Two CCS to GP FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies For APEPDCL, sree HIGH COURT DATED:09/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 18347 OF 2019 DISMISSING THE W.P. AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS