APHC010436972023 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: 22591/2023 Between: 1. DR. T. RAJASEKHARAM, S/O. T. KUSARAJU AGED 44 YEARS, OCC. SENIOR SCIENTIST (PLANT PATHOLOGY) CITRUS RESEARCH STATION, PETLUR, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. DR YSR HORTICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE VENKATARAMANNGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. DR M KAVITHA, AGE AND D/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER OCC . SENIOR SCIENTIST (PLANT PATHOLOGY) AICRP ON FRUITS CITRUS RESEARCH STATION, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 ...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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus, to declare the action of 2nd Respondents in transferring the, petitiolier vide Proc. No. 4473/Ser.(T)- 11/2023 dated 21-06-2023 from AICRP, Citrus Research Station, Tirupati to Citrus Research Station (Non-Plan), Petlur, Tirupati District as arbitrary, illegal and violative of GO Ms. No. 71 (FIN) dated 17-05-2023. guidelines issued by 2nd Respondent vide Proc. No. 10550/ Ser.(T)1/2017 dated 26-05-2018. MoU signed between the 2nd Respondent 85 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) dated 24-10-2013 apart from being grossly violative of law declared by this Hon'ble Court in Harsharanjit Singh case (1994 (3) ALT 270), R. Srinivasa Rao vs Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (WP No. 20246 of 2020) and Dr. Iqbal Hyder vs State of Andhra Pradesh (2023 APHC 1277) and consequently set aside the same by directing the 2nd Respondent to post the petitioner in AICRP, Citrus Research Station, Tirupati and 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 suspend the operation of proceedingS No. 4473/ Ser.(T)-I1/2023 dated 21-06- 2023 of the 2nd respondent by posting the petitioner at AICRP, Citrus Research Station, Tirupati, Tirupati District, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. N B CHANDRA SEKHAR SC FOR YSR HORTICULTURE 3 UNIVERSITY 2. GP FOR SERVICES II 3. DR G V RAVI The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.22591 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