APHC010407722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20808/2025 Between: 1. SRI. LANKA GEORGE, S/O LANKA NUKAYYA, AGED 55 YEARS, R/O D. NO. 24-2-6/1, GOPALA BUILDING STREET, KAKINADA, BEHIND UTF HOME KACHERIPET, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT (ERSTWHILE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT) ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE SCHOOL GAMES FEDERATION, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN- CUM-COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION VENKATADRI TOWERS, OPP. DGP OFFICE BESIDES HAPPY RESORTS ATMAKUR, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SCHOOL GAMES FEDERATION, REP BY ITS PRESIDENT- CUM-DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH-533001 ...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 an appropriate writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by the 2nd Respondent, Chairman-cum- Commissioner, School Games Federation vide Rc. No. ESE02-03/12/2019- SECY-SGF-CSE, dated 22-07-2025 whereby and whereunder, the services of the Petitioner as Secretary, School Games Federation, Kakinada District are sought to be discontinued even before the expiry of the tenure in terms of earlier proceedings vide Rc. ESE02-03/12/2019-SECY-SGF-CSE, Dated 25- 07- 2024, without there being any justification and reason and thus calling for 2 applications afresh, as not only being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 15 and 19 of the Constitution of India and against the principles of natural justice, but also amounts to showing discrimination between one post to the other and consequently set aside the same and issue 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 pleased to suspend the impugned Memo vide Rc. No. ESE02-03/12/2019-SECY-SGF-CSE, dated 22-07-2025 and further direct the 2nd Respondent Chairman-cum-Commissioner, School Games Federation to allow the Petitioner to continue to discharge the function as Secretary of Kakinada School Games Federation till expiry of his tenure, pending Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20808 of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed to declare the proceedings issued by the 2nd respondent, Chairman-cum-Commissioner, School Games Federation vide Rc.No.ESE02-33/12/2019-SECY-SGF-CSE, dated 22.07.2025 whereby and whereunder, the services of the petitioner as Secretary, School Games Federation, Kakinada District are sought to be discontinued even before the expiry of the tenure in terms of earlier proceedings vide Rc.ESE02-33/12/2019-SECY-SGF-CSE, dated 25.07.2024, without there being any justification and reason and thus calling for applications afresh, as not only being illegal and arbitrary but also amounts to showing discrimination between one post to the other and consequently set aside the same and issue such other order. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. 4 4. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:11.09.2025 sj 5 192 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.20808 of 2025 Date: 11.09.2025 sj