APHC010433372023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 22530/2023 Between: 1. DR GODI VENKATA RAJYA LAKSHMI, W/O DR. J. CHITTI BABU, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O PLOT NO.48, SAI NAGAR, SHIRDI COLONY, THOTAPALEM, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP., BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, A.P. VAIDYA VIDHANA PARISHAD, VIJAYAWADA. 3. DR V GOWRISANKARA RAO, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED 61 YEARS, C/O DCHS, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...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 2 writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in issuing proceedings dated 24.8.2023 vide G.O.Ms. No.138, appointing the petitioner to the DCHS, Srikakulam District, contrary to his option form and appointing the 3rd respondent, who is junior to the petitioner, to the post of DCHS, Vizianagaram District, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void, against the Norms of Public Policy and Principles of Natural Justice and contrary to G.O.Ms. No.116, dated 7.6.2022 and Service Jurisprudence and to set aside the same and to issue consequential direction directing the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner as DCHS, Vizianagaram by transferring the 3rd respondent herein to any other District and to 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 in pursuance of the G.O.Ms. No.138, health, Medical and Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 24.8.2023 in appointing the 3rd respondent as DCHS, Vizianagaram, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI 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.22530 of 2023 ORDER: Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that in view of further developments, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and it has become infructuous. 2. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, 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: 21.07.2025 KLP