IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26601 of 2001 Between: Yella Rama Rao S/o Appanna R/o Makivalasa Village & Post, Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. Transco, Rep. by its Additional Secretary Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Mg. Director A.P.E.P.D.C.L., Daba Gardens, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Superintending Engineer, A.P.Transco (Operation Circle) Srikakulam-532 001. ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: NONE APPEARED Counsel for the Respondents: MR P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction, declaring the impugned proceedings Lr.No.SE/O/SKL/Admn/A1/D.No.1537/2001 dated 27-9-2001 issued by the respondents as illegal and set aside the same holding the same wholly unsustainable, illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to absorb the petitioner for the post of L.D.C. with all consequential benefits from the date of selection dt. 20-6-1998.” On 27-01-2009, when the writ petition was taken up for hearing, there was no representation for the petitioner. Therefore, the writ petition was adjourned for today for being posted under the caption “for dismissal”. Even today, when the case is called, there is no representation for the petitioner. Hence, it is reasonable to presume that the petitioner is not interested in pursuing his case. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed in default. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th January, 2009 vrn