IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20818 of 2008 Between: S. Mallesham So. S. Sangaiah, Hindu ERO Vikarabad, Sub Division R/ao. H.No. 4-5-196, Oldgunj, Vikarabad, R.R. District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Superintending Engineer, APSEB,(Operation) Circle, R.R. District, Budda Bhavan, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider the representations dated 04-02-199 and 30-07-2008 addressed by the petitioner to the Respondent for regularizing his services who has been performing his duties as casual labour on the Post of Bill Collector since more than (16) sixteen years continuously without break of service under AAO/ERO Vikarabad with retrospective eﬀect and pass such order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.GHOUSEUDDIN Counsel for the Respondent: SRI P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20818 of 2008 ORDER: Heard both sides. The only grievance of the petitioner is that though he has been working as Bill Collector in the respondent Corporation since 1991, his services are not being regularized by the respondent and no action has been taken on the representations, dated 04.02.1999 and 30.07.2008, submitted by him, seeking regularization of his services. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondent is directed to consider the representations, dated 04.02.1999 and 30.07.2008, purported to have been submitted by the petitioner seeking regularization of his services, and pass appropriate orders, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 24th September, 2008. IBL