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APHC010065832017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 3010/2017 Between: S.v.k. Prasada Rao, Srikakulam Dist ...PETITIONER AND Prl Secretary Housing Dept Guntur Dist 2 Others and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. Y KANAKALINGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R
2. M RAVINDRANATH REDDY(SC FOR APSHC)
3. GP FOR HOUSING (AP) The Court Made the Following Order:-
This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief:
“to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the benefit of the
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service being continued till attaining the age of 60 years as provided under the provisions of A.P. Public Employment Regulation of Age of Superannuation Amendment Act 4, 2014 as illegal arbitrary unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 311 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend the benefit of service by continuing the petitioner till attains the age of 60 years by extending the age of Superannuation to pass...”
2. Sri Y.Kanakalingeswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in view of the subsequent events taken place in the lis, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication and the Writ Petition has become infructuous.
3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no orders as to costs.
As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _____________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM,J
04.07.2025. ASR
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM
WRIT PETITION NO.3010 of 2017
04.07.2025
ASR