APHC010104412017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 18682/2017 Between: G.venka Raju and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M SHALINI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 2. GP FOR ENERGY (AP) 4. SC FOR APTRANSCO 5. SC FOR APTRANSCO The court made the following ORDER:- The writ petition is filed seeking writ of mandamus, praying the following main relief:- “……declaring the action of the respondents in relieving the petitioners at the age of 58 years instead of 60 years is contrary to the provisions of Act No.4 dated 27th June, 2014, resolution, contrary to the Judgment of the Honble Apex Court dated 05.05.2017 illegal, arbitrary and ultravires to the Constitution of India consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioners’ service upto 60 years of age by setting aside the said impugned notices in the interest of justice and to pass……” 2 2. The conspectus of the writ petition is that the petitioners are seeking continuation of their service in the respondent Corporation upto the superannuation age of 60 years. 3. At the time of considering the matter, Sri P. Venkata Rama Sarma, learned counsel representing Smt. M. Shalini, learned counsel for the petitioners, as well as Sri Abdul Matheen, learned counsel representing V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Corporation, jointly submit that consequent to the interim orders dated 09.06.2017 granted by this Court, the petitioners services were extended from 58 years to 60 years and subsequently, they retired from service on attaining the superannuation age of 60 years. Making the said submission, they state that the writ petition renders infructuous. 4. Recording the submissions made by both the counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 25.07.2025 GVK 3 217 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.18682 of 2017 Date: 25.07.2025 GVK