THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD W.P.No.19990 of 2001 Date: 12.07.2006 Between: D.S. Prabhakar, S/o Samuel …. Petitioner And 1. Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd (NPDCL), represented by its Managing Director, Warangal. 2. The Superintending Engineer (Operations), Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd (NPDCL), Warangal. 3. The Divisional Engineer, Electrical (C & O), Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd, (NPDCL), Warangal. 4. The Superintending Engineer, TL & SS, A.P. Transco, Warangal. ….Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri S. Satyam Reddy, learned counsel for the writ petitioner. None appears for the respondents. This writ petition primarily sought for giving posting orders to the writ petitioner as line man with all benefits on promotion with effect from 09.04.1998. It seen from the order recorded on 24.01.2002 in W.P.M.P.No.25210 of 2001 that there was an interim direction directing the fourth respondent to give posting to the petitioner as line man in his circle immediately. The learned counsel for the writ petitioner has stated that the writ petitioner was given posting as line man accordingly, but he was not admitted to the benefits arising out of his promotion as line man with effect from 09.04.1998, the date of promotion, though the writ petitioner was not at fault in not being given any posting or in not being allowed to perform the duties as line man before he was given posting orders by virtue of the interim direction granted by this Court. The writ petitioner can make an appropriate representation in this regard to the concerned authorities, who hopefully, in the interests of justice, will necessarily consider such representation keeping in view that the writ petitioner may not be at fault for the delay that occurred between the date of his promotion and the date of his joining as line man. The concerned authorities will have to be, therefore, directed to consider extending the benefits of the promotion with effect from 09.04.1998 in tune with equity and principles of natural justice. For that purpose, the writ petition need not be kept any longer pending. Therefore, the writ petition is closed. No costs. The writ petitioner is at liberty to make a representation to the concerned authorities for the benefits of promotion with effect from 09.04.1998 and such authorities shall consider such representation on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. _________________________ G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J Date: 12.07.2006 Ksn