THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 29762 of 1998 Date: 10.10.2007 Between: G. Shankar. ..... PETITIONER AND Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd., rep. by its General Manager, Srirampur Division, Adilabad District and another. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 29762 of 1998 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not absorbing the petitioner as General Mazdoor, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently to direct the respondents to absorb the petitioner as General Mazdoor with effect from the date of his appointment. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court passed in W.P. No. 26027 of 1996, dated 19.01.2007, wherein this Court considered similar issue and disposed of the writ petition with the following directions: “Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to fill up the posts and vacancies of general mazdoors category-I strictly in accordance with the stipulations and conditions laid down in paragraph 5.4 of the circular dated 16.07.1992. If the writ petitioners, during the pendency of this writ petition, have already been regularized as general mazdoors the same will not be disturbed. If, on the other hand, they have not been regularized as general mazdoors so far, as and when vacancies of general mazdoor category-I become available their cases be considered and they be regularized by way of conversion by strictly following the procedure contained in paragraph 5.4 of their circular, dated 16.07.1992, but however without costs.” In the circumstances, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the orders passed in W.P. No. 26027 of 1996, dated 19.01.2007. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 10.10.2007 Nsr