APHC010191322019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8238/2019 Between: 1. MR. KURAPATI ANANTHA BABU,, S/O. SUNDARA RAO, AGED 44 YEARS, 0CC- ADVOCATE, R/O. D.NO.8-17-49, ISMAIL STREET, NEAR AMBEDKAR STATUE, WYNCHIPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 520 001 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME (COURTS -A), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VOAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, AT MACHILIPATNAM. 3. MR G DAIVA PRASAD, S/O. NAGESWARA RAO, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC- ADVOCATE, R/O. D.NO.77-25-9, GF- 2,ANITHA RESIDENCY, SANTHI NAGAR, VIJAYAWADLA - 520 015. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PRASAD BABU MOGALATHURTI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 3. PRAKASH C The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.8238 OF 2019 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “….to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of 'Writ of Mandamus' declaring the impugned G.O.Rt.No.174, Home (Courts. A) Department, dated 12-02-2019 issued by the 1st respondent, as illegal, arbitrary and violiative of Article 14. and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India, apart from being violative of principles of natural justice, the same is liable to be set aside, and consequently direct respondents 1 and 2 herein to consider the candidature of the petitioner for appointment as Addl. Public Prosecutor in the Court of the V Addl. District and Sessions Judge - cum - Mahila Sessions Judge's Court, Vijayawada, Krishna District…” 2. No representation for the petitioner though the matter is posted under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Earlier also, there was no representation for the petitioner. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on earlier occasion would submit that the matter relates to appointment of Additional Public Prosecutors in the year 2019, for a period of three years and as on the date, the writ petition has become infructuous. 4. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. 3 As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 15.10.2025 Pmk 4 1 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:8238 OF 2019 Date: 15.10.2025 Pmk