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APHC010566532017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 21023/2017 Between: K. Yohanu ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. M SHALINI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE (AP)
2. THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP)
3. GANDRALA RATHNA KUMAR (SC FOR APSCCFC)
4. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING (AP)
The Court made the following ORDER:
The writ petition is filed seeking writ of mandamus, praying the following relief:-
“……declaring the action of the respondents in trying to relieve the petitioner at the age of 58 years instead of 60 years is contrary to the provisions of Act 4 dated 27th June, 2014 and contrary to the Judgment of the Honble Apex Court dated
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05.05.2017 illegal, arbitrary and ultravires to the Constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner upto 60 years of age in the interest of justice and to pass……”
2. The sum and substance in the present lis is that the petitioner is seeking continuation of his service in the respondents Corporation upto the superannuation age of 60 years.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Venkat Rama Sarma, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri G. Rathna Kumar, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents Corporation, jointly submit that the petitioner retired from service on 30.06.2019 on attaining superannuation age of 60 years. While making the said submission, they state that the cause in the lis does not survive for adjudication.
4. In view of the above submissions, the writ petition is closed, as no further adjudication is required in the lis.
There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed.
_______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 11.07.2025 GVK
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215 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
WRIT PETITION No.21023 of 2017
Date: 11.07.2025
GVK