IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18812 of 1994 Between: 1 C. Lakshminarayana S/o Rama Murthy Electricity Revenue Office, Samalkota R/o Kakinada, East Godavari Dist. 2 K. Satyanarayana Murthy S/o Jagannadham Electricity Revenue Office, Ramachandrapuram, R/o Yedida, East Godavari Dist. 3 B. Rajunaidu S/o Rama Murthy O/o Divisional Electrical Engineer, Operation Anakapalli R/o Anakapalli, East Godavari Dist. (writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn insofar as petitioners 1 and 2) ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The A.P.S.E.B. rep. by Member Secretary Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 2 The Chief Engineer, A.P.S.E.B., Operation Visakhapatnam Zone, Visakhapatnam 3 The Superintending Engineer, A.P.S.E.B., Operation Visakhapatnam Zone, Visakhapatnam Rajahmundry, E.G. Dist. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Operation A.P.S.E.B. Visakhapatnam ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the petitioners are entitled to count their seniority from the date of their original appointment in Lower Sileru Project in the cadre of LDC as their transfer to Rajahmundry circle being on administrative grounds and further declaring that cutting-off length of service ranging from 20 to 25 years treating them as if they have been appointed only from 1-8-1991 as wholly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Arts. 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and further declaring that on the basis of seniority from the date of their original appointment, they should be given promotion in every cadre. Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. M. Panduranga Rao Counsel for respondents: P. R. Balarami Reddy (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: Order: This writ petition is filed seeking directions by way of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled to count their seniority from the date of their initial appointment in Lower Sileru Project in the cadre of Lower Division Clerk. Though the writ petition is filed by three petitioners, the same was dismissed as withdrawn so far as petitioners 1 and 2 are concerned. It is to be noticed that during the pendency of the writ petition, the activities and services of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board have been divided into several companies and separate companies have been registered. In spite of the same, as no steps have been taken by impleading the succeeding companies as party respondents herein, no relief as prayed for can be granted. On this short ground alone, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. January 20, 2009 MRR