THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 1613 OF 2011 O R D E R: Entertaining this Writ Petition on 31.01.2011, the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development Department has been asked to secure instructions. In response thereto, the Chief Engineer of Andhra Pradesh Engineering Research Laboratories, Himayatsagar, Hyderabad has filed counter-affidavit, in which, it is stated that the testing work in the said laboratory at Kadapa is entrusted to a contractor, pursuant to an agreement entered into by him with the Department. The writ petitioner was therefore, working under the said contractor. Leaving open all remedies available to the writ petitioner to secure relief against the said contactor, this Writ Petition is disposed of, as he cannot lay a claim or seek the relief as prayed for in this Writ Petition against Respondents 1 and 2 herein. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 4th March 2011 ksld