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2026 DAILYLAW 20005 (AP)

A. Raghunath v. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

WP/31535/2017 · 2026-01-30

Maheswara Rao Kuncheam

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APHC010179462017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. A. RAGHUNATH,, S/O LAKSHMANA AVADHANI, AGED 54 YEARS, OCC: EMPLOYEE, R/O H.NO. 21 DASANNAPETA, VIZIANAGARAM , VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 1. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD. 2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A.P.S.R.T.C, VIZIANAGARAM ZONE, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S V RAMANA The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31535 OF 2017 A. RAGHUNATH,, S/O LAKSHMANA AVADHANI, AGED 54 YEARS, OCC: EMPLOYEE, R/O H.NO. 21-4-6, KUMMARI STREET, DASANNAPETA, VIZIANAGARAM , VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MUSHEERABAD, HYDERABAD. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A.P.S.R.T.C, VIZIANAGARAM ZONE, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: D KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): The Court made the following: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3504] SATURDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM A. RAGHUNATH,, S/O LAKSHMANA AVADHANI, AGED 54 YEARS, 6, KUMMARI STREET, DASANNAPETA, VIZIANAGARAM , VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A.P.S.R.T.C, VIZIANAGARAM ZONE, ...RESPONDENT(S): THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31535 OF 2017 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “….to issue order or orders, direction or directions, Writ or Writs particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamous declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the representation of the petitioner dated 07-09-2016 to consider his case for promotion to the post of TI-II / Dy.Supt (T) in APSRTC, Vizianagaram zone as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 07-09-2016 for promotion to the post of TI-II/Dy.Supt(T)in APSRTC, Vizianagaram zone forthwith. …” 2. In the view of the subsequent events taken place in the lis, Mr. D. Krishna Murthy, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date: 31.01.2026 KK