APHC010925612018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH,..-^^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) n O 4 ' 0^ \C& THURSDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JUL^^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ■¥■ .y PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 44873 OF 2018 Between: Nistala Venkata Narasimha Murthy, S/o. Sri Venkata Somanna Bhukta, aged 68 years, Retd. D.E. R/o G.F.- 2, Flat No.297, Sri Laxmi Gayatri Apartments, Near Police Quarters, Vishalakshi Nagar, Visakhapatnam -530043. ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Energy, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. ‘Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd, Rep. by its Managing Director, T.P.T.Colony, Vishakhapatnam - 530016. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus declaring all the proceedings leading upto and including the proceedings under Memo No.HRD/DC/ PO-II/F.NO.01/11 / D.N0.228/11/Dt 15-04-2011/dt.21-04-2011 as arbitrary, illegal and nullify the same and also direct the respondents to release the regular pension as against provisional pension together with interest from the date of retirement by adding qualifying service of service as per Too Ms. No.328 dt. 10-11-2010. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 is filed praying that in the Petition under Section 151 CPC circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to grant regular pension to the petitioner by adding qualifying service of 5 years in terms of order Too Ms. No.328 dt. 10-11-2010 in place of provisional pension pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt. A V S LAXMI Counsel for the Respondent No.1:GP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent No.2: V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following order: f APHC010925612018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3368] 0^ PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No: 44873/2018 Between: S/0. SRI VENKATA SOMANNA BHUKTA, AGED 68 YEARS, RETD. D.E. R/0 G.F.- 2, FLAT N0.297, APARTMENTS, NEAR POLICE QUARTERS, VISHALAKSHI NAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM -530043. 1.NISTALA VENKATA NARASIMHA MURTHY, SRI LAXMI GAYATRI ...PETITIONER AND 1 STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY ENERGY, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 ANDHRA PRADESH EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, T.P.T.COLONY, VISHAKHAPATNAM - 530016. AMARAVATHI, ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.AVS LAXMI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1 .V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 2.GPFOR ENERGY (AP) The Court made the following: 9 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.44873 OF 2018 ORDER; This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “....to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus declaring all the proceedings leading upto and including the proceedings under Memo No.HRD/DC/ PO-ll/F.NO.01/11/ D.N0.228/11/Dt.15- 04-2011/dt.21-04-2011 as arbitrary, illegal and nullify the same and also direct the respondents to release the regular pension as against provisional pension together with interest from the date of retirement by adding qualifying service of service as per Too Ms. No.328 dt. 10-11-2010, and pass...” Learned counsel representing Smt.A.V.S.Laxmi, learned 2. counsel for the writ petitioner would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Learned Government Pleader for Energy for respondent No.1 and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.2/APEPDCL are 3. in attendance. 3 Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the 4. petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. Sd/- N NAGAMMA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 1 SECTION OFFICER To, One CC to Smt. A V S LAXMI, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) e [OPUC] Two CCS to GP FOR ENERGY, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Three CD Copies 1. 2. 3. 4. PRK HIGH COURT DATED:31/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 44373 OF 2018 DISMISSING THE WP AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS