IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:13201 of 2000 Between: R.Ram prasad and others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Chairman–cum- Managing Director, A.P.Transco, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: None appeared Counsel for the respondents:MR. P.R.BALARAMI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to regularize the petitioners’ services as Watchman, Cleaner or in any other suitable post. The relief claimed by the petitioners in this writ petition is primarily based on B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.05.1997. Their case is that they were engaged by the contractors for watch and ward duties of the respondents. Their cases were earlier rejected on the ground that they were not working under the licenced contractors. In view of the orders passed by this Court on an earlier occasion, their cases were re- considered and by separate orders passed on 07.08.1999, the respondents rejected their cases on three grounds, which are mentioned hereunder: 1. You were not working as on the date of issue of B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.5.97 i.e. on 18.5.97. 2. You were over-aged on the date of first engagement. 3. You were not qualified in O&M test. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioners have not specifically pointed out as to how the above-mentioned reasons are not germane for rejection of their cases. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners is not present to point out the illegalities if any contained in the impugned orders. I do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned orders rejecting the claims of the petitioners for absorption. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, interim order, dated 21.07.2000 is vacated, WPMP.No.16797 of 2000 is dismissed and WPMP.No.16798 of 2000 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 31st DECEMBER, 2008. kvni