APHC010133912017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 17652 OF 2017 Between: 1. Meesala Mohan Paparao, S/o. late Venkat Rao,, Meesala Mohan Paparao, S/o. late Venkat Rao, aged 42 years, working as Additional Assistant Engineer (Technical), o/c. The D.E. (Operation) Eluru, Vidyuth Bhavan, W.G.District. rho N.R.Peta, Eluru, West Godavari District. ...Petitioner AND 1. A P Eastren Power Distribution Company Limitted, (APEPDCL) rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam, Seetammadhara, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, Distrct, State of A.P. 2. The State of A P rep by its Principal Secretary Energy, Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The Chief General Manager HRD APEPDCL Seethammadhara, Gajuwaka Visakhapatnam. 4. The Superintending Engineer Operation APEPDCL Eluru, West Godavari District. 5. The Divsional Electrical Engineer Operation APEPDCL, Eluru, West Godavari District. ...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 toto issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamu declare the action of the respondents in did not releasing the annual grade increments to the petitioner which fall on due from 1-7-2011 to till 1-7-2016 on mere pendency of Criminal Case (C.C.No. 29/2010) without there being any order of punishment for withholding/postponing the same, as illegal arbitrary unreasonable and in violation of FR-24 and Regulation 32 of APSES Service Regulations adopted by the APEPDCL, and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the annual increments to the petitioner which fall on due from 1-7-2011 to 1-7-2016 immediately IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 21546 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 direct the respondents to release the annual grade increments to the petitioner which fall on due from 1-7-2011 to 1-7-2016, in terms of FR-24 and Regulation 32 of APSEB Service Regulations adopted by APEPDCL, pending disposal of the above writ petition. IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 vacate the interim order dated 05.06.2017 in WPMP No. 21546 of 2017 in WP. No. 17652 of 2017 and dismiss the Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENERGY (AP) Counsel for the Respondents:M RAVINDRA (SC FOR APEPDCL) Counsel for the Respondents:METTA CHENDRA SEKHAR RAO The Court made the following ORDER: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Ch.Satya Dev Naidu, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. 2. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 17.10.2025 GVK/Dvs 46 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.17652 of 2017 Date: 17.10.2025 GVK/Dvs