IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23454 of 2002 Between: 1 P. Pavan Kumar S/o. P. Chandraiah O/o.Assistant Divisional Engineer, D.P. E-I/A.P. Transco, Nizamabad. 2 B. Ravinder, S/o. Shankar, O/o.Divisional Engineer, A.P. Transco, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, Operation, A.P. Transco, Nizamabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, H.R.D., Warangal. 3 The Chief General Manager, H.R.D., N.P.D.C.L., Warangal. 4 The Chairman and Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Warangal. 5 The General Manager, Industrial Relations, A.P. Transco, Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:NONE APPEARED Counsel for the Respondents:MR.P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in absorbing the petitioners as Lower Division Clerks/Typists in the 50% vacancies earmarked under B.P.Ms.Nos.36 and 37, dated 18.05.1997. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioners. The grievance of the petitioners is that they were not appointed as Typists in the 50% vacancies earmarked under B.P.Ms.Nos.36 and 37, dated 18.05.1997. Sri P.R.Balarami Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioners merely worked as job typists with the respondents and, therefore, they do not fall within the category of either Casual Labour or Contract Labour. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners is not present to point out any illegality in the stand taken by the respondents. In view of the same, the writ petition fails and is accordingly, dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 6th FEBRUARY, 2009. kvni