APHC010432462024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 22016/2024 Between: 1. K SRINIVAS, S/O. LAKSHMANA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC SENIOR ASSISTANT, O/O. DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICE, AMALAPURAM, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEENA DISTRICT (EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT). ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT. PANCHAYAT RAJ ABD RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, STATE OF A.P., TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND NODAL OFFICER, ERSTWHILE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER/NODAL OFFICER, ERSTWHILE EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the 2 High Court may be pleased toPleased to issue an appropriate order or directions more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3RD respondent transferred the petitioner from Amalapuram to Rampachodavaram vide impugned proceedings e-file No.37827/2024- A1(SA's) dated 22.09.2024 within a period of 2 years 3 months of petitioner in the present place even though the petitioner completed 52 years and transferred to ITDA area as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper and contrary to Transfer guidelines vide G.O.Ms.No. 75 FINANCE (HR.I-PLG.AND POLICY) DEPARTMENT dated 17.08.2024 and violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same in pursuance of petitioner and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Senior Assistant in the Divisional Panchayat Office at Amalapuram, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Konasema District and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Senior Assistant in the Divisional Panchayat Office at Amalapuram, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Konasema District by suspending the impugned proceedings e- file No.37827/2024-A1(SA’s) dated 22.09.2024 issued by the 3RD respondent in respect of petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.22016 of 2024 ORDER: Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that in view of passage of time and 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: 28.07.2025 KLP