THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.30371 of 1997 Dated 16-04-2007 Between: B.Naga Malleswara Reddy. ..... PETITIONER AND The A.P.S.E.B. rep. By its Member Secretary, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad & others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.30371 of 1997 O R D E R: The petitioner herein seeks a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not appointing him to the post of Electrician/Wireman/Lineman/Helper as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to appoint him to the post of Electrician/Wireman /Lineman/Helper or in any other suitable post. This Court by order, in WPMP.No.31376 of 2003 in W.P.No.30371 of 1997 dated 10-12-2003, directed the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner, as against the posts notified in the notification dated 14-08-2003, in accordance with law and held that such consideration shall be subject to the result of the writ petition. The respondents, vide proceedings 19-01-2004, considered the case of the petitioner, and holding that there was no provision for relaxation of the age limit under O.S.S non-statutory rules for recruitment of Junior Linemen, rejected his case. Smt S.V.Indira, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that questioning the proceedings dated 19-01-2004, the petitioner herein has filed W.P.No.7612 of 2004. In view of the fact that the proceedings dated 19-01-2004 is the subject matter of challenge in a subsequent writ petition, the cause in the present writ petition does not necessitate adjudication and is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ 16-04-2007 usd