THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 656 of 2004 Dated: 02.01.2007 Between: Ghanta Suryanarayana, S/o Kondala Rao, aged 38 years, Kotta Kottam, Kota Nandur Mandal, E.G. District and others. ..... PETITIONERS AND Chairman and Managing Director, A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, Visakhapatnam and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 656 of 2004 Oral order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APSEB. The petitioners claim to have worked with the respondents-APSEB as contract labour. It is their case that the respondents have considered their case for absorption/selection in the light of B.P. Ms. No. 36, dated 18.05.1997, but till date, the respondents neither issued orders appointing them nor passed any speaking orders rejecting their case. Though the writ petition was admitted long back, but till date no counter is ﬁled. However, the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the respondents have already considered the cases of the petitioners for absorption/selection in the light of B.P. Ms. No. 36, dated 18.05.1997, and in view of that the writ petition be disposed of directing the respondents to pass appropriate speaking orders with respect to the absorption/selection or otherwise of the petitioners, if not already passed. The learned counsel for the petitioners expressed no objection for disposal of the writ petition with such a direction. In view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petitions with the following directions: Since the respondents are said to have already considered the cases of the petitioners for absorption/selection in the light of B.P. Ms. No. 36, dated 18.05.1997, they shall pass appropriate speaking orders with respect to the absorption/selection or otherwise of the petitioners, if not already passed, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 02.01.2007 NSR/GRR