The High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to retain the petitioner as a Junior Time Scale Officer in Doordarshan. The court ruled the petition infructuous, indicating the subject matter was no longer live for adjudication.
No order as to costs granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE
PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO : 21844 of 1999
Between: Smt.M.Sailaja Suman W/o.Dr.Rajeswara Sastry Doordarshan Kendra, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, R/o.301, Vijaya Bagh Apartments, Indiranagar, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad.
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PETITIONER
AND
1 The Chief Executive Officer, Prasarabharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India, Doordarshan, Mandi House, New Delhi. 2 The Deputy Director (Administration), Prasarabharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India, Doordarshan, Mandi House, New Delhi. 3 The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. 4 The Central Administrative Tribunal, Additional Bench, at Hyderabad, Rep. by Registrar, Hyderabad.
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Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to call for records pertaining to proceedings contained in No.A32013/1/96/S-III (Vol.IV), Dated: 31-3-99 issued by the Respondent No.2 herein and consequential Proceedings contained in No.12(17) 99-A1/TVm, Dated: 5-4-99 issued by the Respondent No.3 herein and Consequential Proceedings Dated: 14-5-99 and 18-5-99
issued by the Respondent No.2 and 3 herein respectively and set them aside in so far as the Petitioner herein is concerned as bad, illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, unconstitutional, opposed to the Principles of Natural Justice and Violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and Consequently direct the Respondents herein to retain and continue the Petitioner herein as regular Junior Time Scale Officer in Doordarshan Kendra, Hyderabad, by treating the Petitioner herein as Junior Time Scale Officer with effect from her regular promotion as such with all consequential benefits and attendant benefits by the issuance of Writ, Order or Direction (s) essentially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, setting aside the Judgement Dated: 8-10-99 rendered by the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Additional Bench, at Hyderabad, in O.A. No. 760 of 1999, and pass any such other Order or Orders as this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit, proper and necessary in the circumstances of the Case.
Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.SUDHEER
Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.RAMAKRISHNA RAO SIDDANATHI (SC FOR CG)
The Court made the following :
ORDER: (Per Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah)
Sri Satish Deshpande representing Sri J.Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and there survives no cause for adjudication.
Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
J.
P.SWAROOP REDDY, J. 19.06.2009 kpr
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt.M.Sailaja Suman
The Chief Executive Officer, Prasarabharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India
The Deputy Director (Administration), Prasarabharathi, Broadcasting Corporation of India
The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad
The Central Administrative Tribunal, Additional Bench, at Hyderabad
V.ESWARAIAH
P.SWAROOP REDDY
As recorded by the court registry
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