1 APHC010825282017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 35604 OF 2017 Between: 1. U. Raghavendra Swamy, S/o. Late U. Pullaiah, aged about 54 years, Agricultural Extension Officer, Agricultural Research Station, Anantapuramu, Ananthapuramu District. ...Petitioner AND 1. Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, rep. By Registrar, Lam at Guntur of Guntur District. 2. The Principal/Scientist & Head of Agricultural Research Station, Anantapuramu. ...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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing the impugned Memo No. 23975/Ser.III/A1/2017, dated 18.03.2017 rejecting the case of the petitioner for grant of Special Promotion Post-I Scale (SPP-I Scale), though the petitioner have completed 16 years of 2 service as on 23-07-2009 as Record Assistant, as illegal, unlawful, contrary to law and consequently direct the 1st respondent to reconsider the case of the petitioner for grant of SPP-I Scale w.e.f. 23-07-2009 with all consequential benefits on completion of 16 years of service without any promotion as Record Assistant, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 44250 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: M DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: YELLA REDDY RAJANALA (SC FOR ANGRAU) The Court made the following order: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.35604 OF 2017 ORDER: The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: “to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing the impugned Memo No. 23975/Ser.III/A1/2017, dated 18.03.2017 rejecting the case of the petitioner for grant of Special Promotion Post-I Scale (SPP-I Scale), though the petitioner have completed 16 years of service as on 23-07-2009 as Record Assistant, as illegal, unlawful, contrary to law and consequently direct the 1st respondent to reconsider the case of the petitioner for grant of SPP-I Scale w.e.f. 23-07-2009 with all consequential benefits on completion of 16 years of service without any promotion as Record Assistant, and pass …..” 2. Today, there is no representation for the petitioner. The main substratum of the writ petition is that the petitioner challenged the impugned orders, wherein the case of the petitioner for grant of Special Promotion Post-I(SPP) was rejected. 3. Per contra, the learned Standing Counsel for 1st respondent University, Ms.Pranati, represented by Ms.R.Sowmya, submits that 4 the petitioner was superannuated from service on 31.07.2023 itself, while working as an Agricultural Extension Officer in 1st respondent University. According to her, no further cause survives for adjudication. 4. In view of the fact that there is no representation for the petitioner coupled with the representation made by the learned Standing Counsel that the writ petitioner superannuated from service in the year 2023 itself, the writ petition is dismissed. 5. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date:24.12.2025 Rns 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.35604 of 2017 Date:24.12.2025 Rns