IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 23785 of 2005 Between: 1 The A.P.United Electricity Employees Union, (Regd.No.1104) represented by its Karimnagar District President Sri S.Venu, s/o Rajesham, r/o Vemulawada, Karimnagar District. 2 N.Bikshapathi, S/o Narayana, 33/11 KV Sub station Rallapeta Jillela (P), Sircilla (M), Karimnagar District (Service 5 years) 3 A.Sreedhar, S/o Rajesham, 33/11 KV Sub station, Shivanagar, r/o H.No.9-4-113, Gopalnagar, Sircilla, Karimnagar Dist.(3 1/2 years) 4 A.Ravinder, S/o Anjaiah, 33/11 KV Sub Station Venkatraopelli, r/o H.No.8-4-29, Ganeshnagar, Karimnagar (2 1/2). 5 M.Laxminarayana, S/o Narsaiah, 33/11 KV Substation, Kandikotkoor, r/o H.No.1-2-30, Viodyanagar, Karimnagar (7 years) 6 Syed Afzal Pasha, s/o Sd Khadder, 33/11 KV Substation, Ramagundam, Karimnagar District (10 years) 7 B.Srinivas, S/o Ramaswamy, 33/11 KV Sub Station, r/o 3-4-66, Thaalkenagar, Peddapally, Karimnagar Dist.(3 years) 8 T.Laxminarayana, S/o Ramulu, 33/11 KV Sub Station, Mannegudem, H.No.4-2-261/1, Tulasinagar, Jagtiyala, Karimnagar District. (5 years) 9 P.Dhananjaya, S/o Rajaiah, 33/11 KV Sub Station, Mannegudem, Metpally (M), Karimnagar District (6 years) 10 Damma Gangareddy, S/o Rajaiah, 33/11 KV Sub Station, Mannegudem, Gullepta (V), Arapally (P) Jagtiyala (M), Karimnagar Dist. (5 years) 11 M.Odelu, s/o Dasu, 33/11 KV Sub Station, jagitial, R/o H.No.8-2-8/22, APSHB Colony, Dharoor Camp Jagtial, Karimnagar District. (9 years) 12 S.Venu, s/o Rajesham, 33/11 KV Sub Station, Avunoor, r/o H.No.5-1-4, Uppugadda Street, Vemulawada, Karimnagar Dist.(10 yr) 13 K.Venugopal, s/o Laxmi Narsaiah, 132/33/11 KV Sub Station, Husnagar r/o H.No.8-5-253, Laxminagar, Karimnagar (9 years) 14 Kondaveni Rajesham, s/o Narsaiah, 132/33/11 KV Sub Station, Dharmaram, r/o Katikanapalle (V), Dharmaram (M),Karimnagar Dist.(5 yr) (All the petitioners are working as Contract Labour in 33/11 KV Sub-station in various Stations, Karimnagar District) ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, A.P. Transmission Corporation Ltd., Vidyutsoudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-82. 2 The Chairman & Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, Warangal. 3 The Superintending Engineer (OP), NPDCL, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. 4 The Superintending Engineer (T.L.& S.S.) A.P.Transco Ltd., Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the notification dated 7-10-2005 without regularly appointing the petitioners in 50% vacancies, without providing preference and age relaxation to the contract labour as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, consequently set aside the Notification dated 7-10-2005 and direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners on regular basis against 50% vacancies before appointing outsiders either on contract basis or on regular basis and pass such other orders as may be just. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.CHANDRAIAH SUNKARA Counsel for the Respondents: MR. P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23785 OF 2005 ORDER: None appears for the petitioners. Even otherwise, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication as of now. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 11th March, 2008. IBL To 1. Two CCS to 2. Two CD copies