THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.1594 of 2005 Dated: 28th December, 2006 Between: D. Yadagiri and others. …..PETITIONERS AND The Chairman and Managing Director, A.P. TRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad and others. ….RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W. P. No. 1594 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in retiring the petitioners from service at the age of 58 years instead of 60 years, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the Rules, and further declaring the petitioners being workmen are entitled to be continued in service till they attain the age of 60 years. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APCPDCL and admitted to by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.19036 of 1997 and batch, dated 11.10.2006, wherein this Court considered similar issue and dismissed the same. In the circumstances, following the said Judgment this writ petition is dismissed for the same and similar reasons. No costs. ___________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J.) Date: 28th December, 2006. Note: Office to annex copy of order in W.P. No. 19036 of 1997, dated 11.10.2006 to this order. (B/O) GRK