APHC010383642003 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 15169/2003 Between: 1. KATIVARAPU KIRAN KUMAR, GUNTUR DISTRICT., S/O. K. JANARDHANA RAO, JUNIOR ASSISTANT NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR, R/O. GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER AND 1. NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY GUNTUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR. 2. SMT K MARY RAZEENA, SENIOR ASSISTANT NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR. ...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 set aside the proceedings contained in No.NU/ESTT/NTS/E.1/Pro/2003, dated 10-07-2003, issued by the respondent NO. 1 herein promoting the respondent No. 2 herein as Senior Assistant holding the action of the respondent No. 1 in promoting the respondent No. 2 herein as Senior Assistant while denying the claims of the petitioner herein for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant as illegal, arbitrary, bad, discriminatory, irrational, illogical and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being contrary to the scope and ambit of the G.O.Ms.No.5 dated 14-02-2003, G.O.Ms.No.21 dated 18-03-2003 and G.O.Ms.No.123 dated 19-4-2003 and consequently direct the respondents herein to promote the petitioner herein as Senior Assistant with all consequential benefits and attendant benefits by the issuance of Writ, Order or Direction(s) essentially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, IA NO: 1 OF 2003(WPMP 18765 OF 2003 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 suspend the operation of the proceedings contained in No.NU/ESTT/NTS/E.1/Pro/2003, dated 10-07-2003, issued by the respondent No. 1 herein promoting the respondent No. 2 herein as Senior Assistant, Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. J SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M.CHALAPATHI SC For Nagarjuna University 2. Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY The Court made the following order: Ms Sheikh Neha Hassan, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petitioner is not in touch with them and could not get instructions from him. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that as the petitioner died, his son has been appointed on compassionate grounds. 3. When the matter is pending consideration, the parties shall invariably pursue the matter. In the present case, the parties are not in touch with the counsel which shows that they are not having interest in prosecuting the matter and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed for non-prosecution. 2. Accordingly, this Writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. If at all the petitioner feels that cause in this writ petition survives, he can move an appropriate application within two(02) months. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BRS