C.Rama Lakshmi,Hyderabad Vs Potti Sreeramulu… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

C.Rama Lakshmi,Hyderabad Vs Potti Sreeramulu… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; writ petition dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court should issue a writ of mandamus directing Respondent No.1 (Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University) not to effect proceedings No.PSTU/PV/DPC/2008 dt 26-07-2008 until the petitioner's objections of 08-02-2008 to the provisional seniority list in the cadre of Assistant Registrar were disposed of.

Court's answer

Learned counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and that the Writ Petition has become infructuous; the Court proceeded on that submission.

Ratio / Principle

In view of counsel's submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous and there shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Special Original Jurisdiction), bench of Hon'ble Sri Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao — W.P. No.18610 of 2008 (Rama Lakshmi v. (1) Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University and (2) Smt G. Kamala Kumari), decided 03-09-2025. Filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner had sought a writ of mandamus directing Respondent No.1 not to effect proceedings No.PSTU/PV/DPC/2008 dt 26-07-2008 until objections filed on 08-02-2008 to the provisional seniority list in the cadre of Assistant Registrar (issued in proceedings No.PSTU/PV/2/1999-08 dt 28-01-2008) were disposed of; an I.A. No.1 of 2008 (WPMP No.24214 of 2008) under Section 151 CPC sought a forthwith stay of those proceedings. Respondent No.2 had earlier been dismissed for default as per C.O. dated 24-06-2011. At adjudication on 03-09-2025, counsel Sri K. Ram Reddy submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and that the petition has become infructuous; accordingly the writ petition was dismissed as infructuous with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stood closed. No precedent was cited and no substantive issue was adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURTfOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA^{[ 3304I} AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO

WRIT PETITION NO:186 10 0F 2008

Between:

9.^{Rama Lakshmi W/o Sri} Ch Ramachandra Murthv Registrar^poti Sriramui, iurtlgi, L;;;;;,iy'"'F;;ii"Working as Gardens NampallyAssistant Hyderabad

AND

...PETITIONER

Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, rep.by its Registrar public Gardens

Nampally Hyderabad Smt G.Kamala Kumari, W/o.Late Suryanarayana Workino as

:upeflntndent^Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University public Gidens Nampa Ily, Hyderabad

Dismissed for default as against R2 as per C.O dated 24t6lZO11

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Articre 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to direct the 1'r respondent not to effect the impugned proceedings No.psru/pv/Dpc/2008 dt 26-7-2oog tiil the objections filed on 0B-02-2008 by the petitioner herein to the provisionar seniority rist in the cadre of Asst Registrar issued by in proceedings No.psrU/pV/2/1cl99_08 Dt 2801-2008

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t.A. NO: 1 0F 2008(WPMP. NO:24214 o F 2008)

Petition under Section^'l 51 CPC praying that in the c r :umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court nr; y be pleased to stay impugned proceedings No.PSTU/pV/Dpcl2oo\ dt: 26-0g-2r )8, forthwith pending disposal of the wp

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. K. RAM REDDY

Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: Ms. BH BHARATHT DEVI (ScFoRPSTUN|VERS|TY)

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI ]USTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR^RAO

WRIT PETITIONN r| 1 86 10 0F 2008

ORDER

Sri K. Ram Reddy, learned counsel for the^petitioner. informed this Court that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the Writ Petition has become^infructuous.

In view of the above submission, this Writ^Petitionis

dismissed as infructuous.^There shall^{be no order as to costs.}

Miscellaneous petitions^pending, if any, shall stand closed.

SD/. A.H.S. GOWRI SHANKAR SSISTANT REGIST

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

One CC to SRI K. RAM REDDY, Advocate TOPUC] 2. One CC to Ms. BH. BHARATHI DEVI(SC FOR^P S r UNIVERSITY) IOPUCI 3. Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0310912025

ORDER

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WP.No.18610 of 2008

DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS INFRUCTOUS WITHOUT COSTS (A (E) .Tfuf