APHC010391682021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED FROM APAT NO: 922/2021 Between: 1. R SRINIVASA MURTHY, S/O R.CHINNA GANGANNA, AGED 50 YEARS, WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (R AND B) DEPARTMENT, N.H. DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, T(R AND B) DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, STATE OF A.P. 2. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, (ADMN) (R AND B) DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, STATE OF A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): to declare the action of the respondents in filling up the vacancies of Superintending Engineer in R and B Department, basing on a non-existent Seniority list approved in G.O.Ms.No. 36, TR and B, dated 16-1-2012 which was struck down in O.A.No. 1614 of 2012, by this Honble Tribunal, instead of following the Length of Service as per D.O.Lr.No.89606/DPC.l/2003, dated 17- 7-2003, issued by the Chief Secretary to Government of A.P., as illegal p. 2 SRS,J W.P.(A.T.) No.875 of 2021 arbitrary and unjust in the eye of law, consequently direct the respondents herein to consider the candidature of the applicant for filling up of the post of Superintending Engineer in R and B Department on incharge ad-hoc basis in the ensuing promotions by duly considering his length of service as Executive Engineer from 13-6-2011, Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMALINGESWARA RAO KOCHARLA KOTA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: ::ORDER :: The petitioner originally filed O.A.No.1936 of 2017 on the file of learned Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, at Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’) to declare the action of the respondents in filing up the vacancies of Superintendent Engineer in R & B Department, basing on a non-existent Seniority list approved in G.O.Rt.No.36, TR & B, dated 16.01.2012 which was struck down in O.A.No.1614 of 2012, by the Tribunal, instead of following the length of service as per D.O.Lr.No.89606/DPC.I/2003 dated 17.07.2003 issued by the Chief Secretary to Government of A.P., as illegal and arbitrary. 2. After abolition of the Tribunal, O.A.1936 of 2017 was transmitted to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati and the same is numbered as W.P.(A.T.) No.922 of 2021. Page 3 of 4 SRS,J W.P.(A.T.) No.875 of 2021 3. Today when the matter is taken up, Sri Ch. Satya Dev Naidu, learned counsel submitted that due to efflux of time, the cause in this writ petition does not survive and the writ petition has become infructuous. 4. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 23.01.2026 IKN p. 4 SRS,J W.P.(A.T.) No.875 of 2021 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION (A.T.) NO: 922 of 2021 Date: 23.01.2026 IKN