THE HONB’E SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 23495 of 2001 Date: 01.09.2005 Between: 1) Kundrapu Pedda Appalanaidu, s/o.Kittayya, (Nominee-K.Srirama Murthy), aged about 65 yrs., r/o. Venkatapathipalem po & village, NTPC Simhadri(SO), Visakhapatnam district-20 & 4 others …Petitioners and 1)The General Manager, Simhadri Thermal Power Project, N.T.P.C., Paravada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District & 2 others …Respondents ORDER: Challenging the action of the respondents in rejecting the claim of the petitioners or their nominees for appointment in the first respondent project and to direct them to consider their cases for appointment to eligible posts in first respondent project irrespective of the quantum of compensation received by them for the lands acquired and by extending age relaxation. Heard both sides. The learned for the respondents submitted that scheme for providing employment to the persons whose lands were acquired, is not available at present. Therefore, question of issuance of a writ of Mandamus to the respondents to appoint the petitioners in any post does not arise. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and the same is dismissed. No costs. -------------------- (K.C.Bhanu, J.) 01.09.2005 DRK