IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24620 of 2006 DATED: 28-11-2006 Between: G.V.S.Sridhar & ors petitioners And Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd And ors Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 24620 OF 2006 ORAL ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to respondents to consider their cases for appointment to the post of Junior Lineman on contract basis without insisting on attestation of certificates by the Divisional Electrical Engineer. The petitioners herein claim that they are working as shift operators at various 33/11 KV Electrical sub stations. While so, the respondent company issued a notification dated 7.6.2006 inviting applications for filling up the posts of Junior Lineman on yearly contract basis on a consolidated remuneration of Rs.3020/- per month. The notification indicates that preference will be given to the serving contract labour and that they should submit required certificates counter signed by the concerned Divisional Engineer. It is alleged by the petitioners that the 4th respondent Divisional Engineer, refused to counter sign the certificates of the petitioners without any reason and they had requested the Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) to counter sign their certificates and obtained his signatures on the certificates and submitted their applications within the cut off date prescribed in the notification. The apprehension of the petitioners is that since their certificates were not certified by the concerned Divisional Engineer, their cases may not be considered for appointment to the post of junior lineman on contract basis. Hence, the present writ petition. Learned counsel for petitioners submitted that the petitioners are continuously working as Shift Operators and are eligible in all respects for appointment as junior lineman on contract basis and submitted the required certificates certified by the Assistant Divisional Engineer and apprehend that their cases may not be considered for want of certification by the concerned Divisional Engineer. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent company. Learned standing counsel for respondent company on instructions submitted that certification by the Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) is sufficient for consideration of their cases for the post of Junior Lineman on contract basis. It is further submitted that the applications filed within the prescribed time certified by the Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) will be considered along with other candidates for appointment to the post of junior lineman on contract basis. In view of the categorical statement made by the learned Standing Counsel for respondent company that the applications filed within time certified by the concerned Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) will be considered along with other candidates for appointment to the post of Junior Lineman on contract basis, no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 28.11.2006 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24620 of 2006 DATED: 28-11-2006