In a common order dismissing multiple writ petitions filed by individuals seeking appointment as Secondary Grade Teachers, the court held that due to the age of the matter (dating back to 1994), no cause survives and the petitions are infructuous.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH
WRIT PETITION NO : 30674, 30683, 30684, 30789, 30806,
30814, 31108, 31109, 31585, 32047, 32251 and 32265 of 1998
WRIT PETITION NO:30674 OF 1998
Between:
J. Bangara Raju, S/o. J. Somayya, R/o. Annadevarapet Post, Tallapudi Mandal, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
1 The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District.
2 The Chairman, District Selection Committee cum District Collector West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 16.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 25.08.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 25.08.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION WRIT PETITION NO : 30683 of 1998
Between:
K. Satyanarayana, S/o. K. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Chintalapudi West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION WRIT PETITION NO : 30684 of 1998
Between:
B. Nageswara Rao, S/o. B. Satyam, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. Nuthi Ramannapalem Post, Via Kannapuram, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
2 The Chairman, District Selection Committee cum District Collector
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 16.10.1998 rejecting the
representation dated 25.08.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 25.08.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION WRIT PETITION NO : 30789 of 1998
Between:
Kum. G. Madhavi Latha D/o. G. Veera Bhaskara Rao, R/o. Pallapu Veedhi, Palakol, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
1 The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru
2 The Chairman, District Selection Committee cum District Collector
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 30806 of 1998
Between:
L. Jeevan Kumar, S/o. Charles, Occ: Unemployee,R/o. Agarthipalem Post
West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 30814 of 1998
Between:
M.V. Appa Rao, S/o. M. Ananda Rao, R/o. Eluru, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
1 The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly
situated persons were already appointed Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 31108 of 1998
Between:
P.John Wilson Babu, S/o. P. James Prasada Rao, Occ: Unemployee,R/o. Mathadibba, Elamanchili Mandal, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 31109 of 1998
Between:
B. Pethuru, S/o. Madhava Rao, Occ: Unemployee,R/o. Unudurru, Undimandal West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 16.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 18.08.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 18.08.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 31585 of 1998
Between:
M. Samson,S/o. M.S. John, Occ: Unemployee,R/o. Chintapeta, Veeravasaram West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 03.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 32047 of 1998
Between:
D. Salmanraju, S/o. Sundara Rao, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. Venkatapuram Village, Kotturu Post, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
1 The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru
2 The Chairman, District Selection Committee cum District Collector
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 16.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 18.08.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 18.08.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 32251 of 1998
Between:
R. Kamala Raju, S/o. R. Bhaskara Rao, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. 7th Ward, Pedapet, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 10.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 18.08.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 18.08.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
WRIT PETITION NO : 32265 of 1998
Between:
M. Samuel Johnson, S/o. M.S.John, Occ: Unemployee,R/o. Bhimavaram, West Godavari District.
... PETITIONER
AND
West Godavari, Eluru.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings No.115-A1/94, dated 16.10.1998 rejecting the representation dated 20.07.1998 of the petitioner is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, without power or authority and unconstitutional and barred by principles of estoppal and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue orders of appointment to the petitioner by considering the representation dated 20.07.1998 as the similarly situated persons were already appointed
Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.Y.V. RAVI PRASAD
Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION
The Court made the following order:
COMMON ORDER:
The subject matter of all these writ petitions relates to the selection and recruitment to the post of Secondary Grade Teacher in the year 1994.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter in these writ petitions is of the year 1994 and no cause survives in these writ petitions to be adjudicated. Hence, these writ petitions have become infructuous.
Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners these writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructous. No costs.
V. ESWARAIAH, J
November 5, 2004
Dsk
To
West Godavari, Eluru.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions regarding selection for Secondary Grade Teacher post in 1994 have become infructuous.
J. Bangara Raju
K. Satyanarayana
B. Nageswara Rao
Kum. G. Madhavi Latha
L. Jeevan Kumar
M.V. Appa Rao
V. Eswaraiah
As recorded by the court registry
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