1 APHC010074012017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31924 OF 2017 Between: 1. Koyyalamudi Paul, Guntur, R/o. H.No. 4-22-27/6A, 1st Lane, Soubhagya Nagar, Koretapadu, Guntur - 522 007. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Energy, Infrastructure & Investment Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd, Visakhapatnam, Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director. 3. The Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation Limited, Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vijayawada. 4. Sri H.Y.Dora, Chairman, The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, Visakhapatnam. ...Respondents 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 writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Rt. No. 147 Energy, Infrastructure & Investment (OP.A3) Department, dated 14.09.2017 as illegal, arbitrary 2 and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same, consequently directing the 1St respondent for issuing notification for appointment, of Chairman & Managing Director of 2nd respondent company, by strictly Following conditions stipulated in G.O.Ms. No. 18 Energy (Power III) Department. dated 14.05.2012, by also considering the petitioner along with others IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 39763 OF 2017) 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 to grant interim suspension of impugned G.O.Rt. No. 147 Energy, Infrastructure & Investment (OP.A3) Department, dated 14-09- 2017, on the file of the 1st respondent herein, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: G V SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondents: V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR ENERGY (AP) Counsel for the Respondents:M RAVINDRA (SC FOR APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents:ANUP KOUSHIK KARAVADI(SC FOR APTRANSCO) Counsel for the Respondents:THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) Counsel for the Respondents:N SIVA REDDY(SC FOR APTRANSCO) The Court made the following order: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.31924 OF 2017 ORDER: Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel Sri K.Bharath Kumar, representing Sri G.V.Shivaji, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of subsequent events, the lis in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication and it becomes infructuous. 2. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date:31.10.2025 Rns 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.31924 of 2017 Date:31.10.2025 RNS