APHC011043722017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 45134 OF 2017 Between: 1. G CHINNABABU, S/O. SRI APPA RAO, R/O. RAMPACHODAVARM EAST GPDAVARI DISTRICT 2. G. RAJABABU,, S/O. SRI VEERASWAMY, HINDU, R/O. PRATHIPADU, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENERGY DEPARMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH LIMITED, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, VIDYUT SOUDHA, GUNDALA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY OF A P LIMITED, P AND T COLONY, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OPERATION, APEPDC LIMITED, RAJAHMUNDRY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 5. THE DIVISIONAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OPERATION, APEPDC LIMITED, JAGAMPETA EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the 2 proceedings of the 5th respondent bearing memo No. DEE/O/JAO/ADM/SA-1/No. 2351/17, dated 27.12.2017 whereby and where under the petitioners are reverted from the post of Line Inspector to the post of Linemen in the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the respondents to continue the petitioners as Line inspectors. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. B S SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 2. GP FOR ENERGY (AP) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 45134 OF 2017 Order: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri N. Siva Reddy, the learned counsel representing Sri B. S. Sivaji, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication. 2. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date:31.12.2025 ARB/JAK 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM 106 WRIT PETITION NO:45134 of 2017 Date:31.12.2025 ARB/JAK