APHC010667592018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 32164/2018 Between: 1. V. ADINARAYANA, S/O.SATYANARAYANA, AGED 57 YEARS, WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (FAC) ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, GOVT. HOSTEL, D.NO.5-6-59/6/1, CHITTINAGAR, LAMBADIPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. M VIJAY KUMAR, FATHERS NAME AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. NOW WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, NELLORE, NELLORE DISTRICT. 4. M SAMUEL, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (FAC). ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, OPP STADIUM, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. SADASIVA RAO, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PAILIAMER. AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IFAC). ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. J KARUNAKAR, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (FAC), ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PRAKASHAM DISTRICT. 7. S SHIVA KUMAR, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (FAC), ANDHRA 2 PRADESH EDUCATION AND WELFARE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. ANANTHAPURAM, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GADDAM SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION (AP) 2. V CH NAIDU 3. M S P KAMARAJU 4. G R SUDHAKAR The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in issuing G.O.RI.No.247, School Education (Training) Department, dated 23.08.2018. promoting Respondent Nos.3 to 7 to the post of Executive Engineer in the 2nd Respondent Corporation, who are ineligible, while denying the promotion to the Petitioner, as arbitrary. illegal, unjust, violative of Employees Service Rules of the 2 Respondent and consequently direct the Respondents to promote the Petitioner so tie post of Executive Engineer with effect from the date of the impugned G.O. wilt all consequential benefits.” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education would submit that the relief sought by the Petitioner has become infructuous since the Petitioner was already promoted as an Executive Engineer and filed written instructions to that effect. 3. Sri Gaddam Srinivas, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, recording the same, the petition may be disposed of. 3 4. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed as the relief has become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:21.04.2025 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.32164 of 2018 Dt.21.04.2025 Dinesh