IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18128 of 2009 Between: Kappala Balakondaiah Sathenpalli, Guntur District and others. ..... PETITIONERS AND Food Corporation of India, Rep by its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, New Barkam Road, New Delhi and others. ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.18128 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not regularizing the services of the petitioners as Handling Labour and Ancillary Labour, as arbitrary and illegal. It is pleaded that the representation made by the petitioners dated 25.6.2009 has already been forwarded by the Area Manager, Guntur vide his letter dated 7.7.2009 stating that there is dearth of handling labourers and recommending to consider the request of the petitioners. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri.B.Aanjanaeulu, who accepted notice for the respondents– Corporation. Having regard to the fact that the proposals made by the Area manager vide his letter dated 7.7.2009 are pending with the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the representation of the petitioners in the light of the circumstances explained by the Area Manager in his letter dated 7.7.2009 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. _______________ Justice G.Rohini Date:28.08.2009 mrb