THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No. 11198 of 2007 Date: 31.7.2007 Between: G.Krishna Reddy …..PETITIONER AND A.P. TRANSCO Vidyut soudha, Hyderabad Rep by its CMD and others. ….RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No. 11198 of 2007 Order: The petitioner, who is working as a contract labour in the respondents-APCPDCL, filed the present writ petition challenging the action of the respondents-APCPDCL in not issuing the call letter for the interview, scheduled to be held on 2.6.2007 and 4.6.2007, for the post of contract Junior Lineman. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APCPDCL. As per the revised notification issued by the respondents- APCPDCL, the age prescribed for the post of Contract Junior Lineman is not below 18 years and not above 35 years as on date of earlier notification i.e., 06.06.2006, and relaxation of upper age limit is permissible up to 5 years for SC/ST/BC candidates. Admittedly, now the age of the petitioner is about 40 years and as on 06.06.2006 he already crossed the upper age limit. That apart, since the petitioner belongs to OC community, he is not entitled to any relaxation of upper age. Therefore, he is not eligible for consideration for the post of Contract Junior Lineman, and no exception can be taken to the action of the respondents-APCPDCL in not issuing call letter to the petitioner. Further, the apex Court in Civil Appeal No. 3215 of 2002 and batch, dated 18.04.2002, considered similar issue and held that the statutory regulations provide that there shall not be any relaxation of age. In that view of the matter, no relief as prayed for by the petitioner in this writ petition can be granted. The writ petition is devoid of merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:31.7.2007 tvk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No. 11198 of 2007 Date: 31.7.2007