IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15741 of 1999 Between: 1.P.Laxmaiah, S/o Balanaryana, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 2.Y.Balakistaiah, S/o Krishnaiah, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 3.M.Venkataiah, S/o Laxmaiah, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 4.S.K.Mozam Moinuddin, S/o Gouse Moinuddin, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 5.M.Seenaiah, S/o Ayyanna, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 6.Md.Sirajuddin, S/o Rukmaddin, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 7.K.Gopala krishna, S/o Janardhan, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 8.K.Chandra Mouli, S/o Yadaiah, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 9.A.Bhupathi Reddy, S/o Krishna Reddy, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 10.V.Pandu Ranga Rao, S/o Rama Rao, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 11.N.Venkataiah, S/o N.Narsimha, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. 12.K.Bapanaiah, S/oBuchaiah, R/o 33/11 KV Sub-Station, Vettoor, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The A.P.Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad. 2.The A.P.Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., Rep by its Chief Engineer, (operations), Dismissed as per the court order dt 13-3-03 as against R2 3.The A.P.Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., Rep by its Secretary, Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad. 4.The Supertending Engineer, A.P.Power Transmission Corporation Ltd., Mahabobunagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.V.VISWANATHAM Counsel for the Respondents: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: Order: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the affidavit accompanying this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MADAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the cases of the petitioners for absorption while absorbing the similarly situated candidates as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to the guidelines issued for absorption; and consequently direct the respondents to absorb the petitioners with all other attendant benefit.” At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that In view of the interim order, dated 26.08.1999, by which, the respondents were directed to continue the petitioners in service, no further orders need be passed. The writ petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to the dismissal of main petition, W.P.M.P.No.19410 of 1999 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. Date: 19.12.2008 VGB