HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Appeal No.371 of 2007 Between: The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., represented by its General Manager, Kothagudem Area, Kothagudem, Khammam District and another. …Appellants And S.K. Mahmood ….Respondent. :: J U D G M E N T :: Counsel for the appellants : Sri Nandigam Krishna Rao Counsel for the respondent : Sri A.K. Jayaprakash Rao 1st May, 2007 Per G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. This appeal is directed against order dated 24-4-2007 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPMP.No.24395 of 2006 in Writ Petition No.19334 of 2006 whereby the appellants were directed to continue the writ petitioner (the respondent herein) in service until further orders. After arguing the case for some time and on the basis of instructions given to him by the management of appellant No.1, Sri Nandigam Krishna Rao made a statement that the respondent will be continued in service. Simultaneously, he made a request that the main petition may be taken up for hearing at the earliest and the same be heard by the Division Bench. Sri A. K. Jayaprakash Rao says that he does not have any objection. Hence, the appeal is disposed of with the direction that the order passed by the learned Single Judge, which is subject matter of this appeal, shall remain operative till the decision of the main petition. As agreed by the learned counsel, we direct that Writ Petition No. 19334 of 2006 be listed before the Division Bench on June 13, 2007. Writ Petition No.5605 of 2002 shall also be listed before the Division Bench on the same date because the issue raised therein has bearing on the subject matter of Writ Petition No.19334 of 2006. The parties are directed to complete their pleadings within three weeks from today. As a sequel to disposal of the writ appeal in the manner indicated above, WAMP.No.705 of 2007 filed by the appellants for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, C.J. 1st May, 2007 C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. ARS