APHC010436112018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 20356/2018 Between: 1. KUTCHULAPATI KUMAR,, S/O SOLMAN, AGED.43 YEARS, R/O 7-9, AMBEDKAR STREET, SAMISRAGUDEM, NIDADAVOLE MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P. 2. SHAIL SIRAJUDDIN,, S/O KHADARVALLI, AGED. 42 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 1-117-D, INDIRA COLONY, TELAPROLU, KANCHARLAPALEM, ' TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. TATI SRIDHAR,, S/O JOSHI PRAKASH RAO, AGED.40 YEARS, R/O H.NO.5-342, KRISHNA BALALJI NAGAR, NANDIGAMA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P.-521185. 4. GOLLA SRIDHAR,, S/O KOTESWARA RAO, AGED. 41 YEARS, R/O H.NO.4-15-4, OPP. ADITYA CENTRAL, SAI BALAJI THEATER ROAD, AGRAHARAM, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT-534 001. 5. PALETI SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O SAMBASIVA RAO, AGED. 38 YEARS, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF H.NO.4-71/4-T5, KAVYA ELITE, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. STATE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL OFFICE, CORPORATE CENTRE, ATLANTA BUILDING, NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI- 400 021, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE CENTRE, MUMBAI-400 021. 2 3. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION DEPARTMENT, CORPORATE CENTRE, MUMBAI-400 021. 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, CENTRAL HEAD OFFICE, HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the respondents in not selecting the petitioners under the notification issued in an advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2016- 17/01, dated.05-04-2016 issued by the State Bank of India for the posts of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India under a relaxed standard of selection and in not adding the unfilled posts reserved for Ex-Service Men to the number of posts falling to the category of Ex-Service Men in the next year while issuing notification in the year 2018 vide advertisement No.CRPD/CR/2017-18/10, dated 20-01-2018 as illegal, arbitrary, malafide, unjust and against the Service Rules and regulations, against the guidelines issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi and to consequently to direct the respondents to select the petitioners for the posts of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India under a relaxed standard of selection and to add unfilled posts reserved for Ex- Service Men to the number of posts falling to the share of Ex-Service Men in the next year while issuing the notification for recruitment and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 stay of all further proceedings of the Recruitment Notification vide Advertisement No.CRPD/ CR/2017- 18/10 dated: 02-01¬2018 issued by the State Bank of India for the posts of Junior Associates (Customer Support and Sales) in clerical cadre in State Bank of India, during the pendency of the writ petition in the interest of justice and to pass 3 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K JYOTHI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V UMA DEVI The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.20356 OF 2018 ORDER: Sri A.Pavan Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri K.Jyothi Prasad, learned counsel for the writ petitioners would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 2. Sri R.Mallikarjuna Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 3. Recording the submissions made by the learned for the petitioners, 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. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 19.11.2025 Pmk 5 26 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:20356 OF 2018 Date: 19.11.2025 Pmk