M. Rangaswamy, v. Prl.Secy., Housing dept., State of A.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Writ Petition No. 17138/2018 (K. Suresh and Others v. State of A.P. and Others), decided 07.04.2025 by Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa. Writ petition under Article 226 challenging disqualification for the post of Gruha Mitra (revised instructions RC.No. A5/1205/OSWI/2018 dated 14.04.2018 of the 2nd Respondent) and the consequent dispensing of the petitioners' services (Procs.No.05/2017/SB dated 27.04.2018 of the 5th respondent) as violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Dismissed as infructuous on the Standing Counsel's representation that the petitioners were no longer working in the organization and the cause did not survive; no order as to costs; pending applications closed. No precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As represented by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents and recorded by the Court, the petitioners are not working in the organization and the cause does not survive in this Writ Petition, rendering the relief sought infructuous.