1 APHC010491072017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 17660 OF 2017 Between: 1. P. Chiranjeevi Reddy, S/o. P.Muni Reddy, Aged 49 years, Occ: C.E.O, The Thangellapalem Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society No S.580, Thangellapalem, Thottambedu Mandal, Chittoor District. 2. Pasupula Kannaiah, S/o P.Venkataramaiah, Aged 48 years, Occ: C.E.O, The Ramachandrapuram Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society, Gangireddypalli Post, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Chittoor District. 3. K.Kanneppa Reddy, S/o. N.Krishna Reddy, Aged 49 years, Occ: C.E.O., The Cherlopalli Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society Cherlopalli Village and Post, Puttur Mandal, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Cooperative Department, A.P. Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Old Mirch Yard, Beside Ryth Bazar, Chuttugunta, Guntur District. 3. The District Cooperative Central Bank Limited, Chittoor, Chittoor District, Rep. by its Chief Executive Officer. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court 2 may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notification of the 3rd respondent Bank dated 16-05-2017 for appointment of Staff Assistants/Clerks in so far as Clause-B is concerned in fixing age limit as 45 years as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Cooperative societies act and rules made there under arid consequently direct the 3rd respondent Bank to consider the case of the petitioners for the said posts by duly relaxing the age limit and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: L V S NAGARAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION (AP) Counsel for the Respondents: MR. T. NAGARJUNA REDDY The Court made the following order: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.17660 of 2017 ORDER: The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking the following main relief: <to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notification of the 3rd respondent Bank dated 16-05-2017 for appointment of Staff Assistants/Clerks in so far as Clause-B is concerned in fixing age limit as 45 years as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Cooperative societies act and rules made there under arid consequently direct the 3rd respondent Bank to consider the case of the petitioners for the said posts by duly relaxing the age limit and to pass..…..= 2. When the matter came up for hearing, Sri L.V.S.Nagaraju, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the present writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. 3. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date: 14.08.2025 Rns 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.17660 of 2017 Date:14.08.2025 Rns