IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18626 of 2006 Between: 1. D. Malla Reddy, S/o. Venkat Reddy, R/o. Gummalabai (V), Narkatpally (M), Nalgoanda District. 2. R. Srinivas Reddy, S/o.Linga Reddy, R/o. B. Vellemala, narkatpally mandal, Nalgonda District. 3. P. Chandra Shankar Reddy, S/o.Shankar Reddy, R/o.Nalgonda, Nalgoanda District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Central Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd., Corporate Office, Red Hills, Hyderabad-04. 2. The Superintending Engineer, ( Operations), APCPDCL, Near RTC Bus STand, Nalgonda, Nalgonda 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 will be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not giving preference to the petitioners service rendered as Contract Labour is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to give preference to the petitioner over the other eligible candidates to post of Junior Lineman by considering the service rendered by them as contract labours. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.SAMINENI KISHORE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.18626 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by three individuals, who are engaged on contract basis by the respondents and they sought for recruitment as Line Men/ Assembling, in terms of the policy decision taken by the Electricity Board. However, in a related matter in W.P.No.15981 of 2006, it is asserted on behalf of the respondents in the counter affidavit filed therein that, the respondent Corporation has issued a revised notification on 26-10-2006, duly revising the criteria for selection on the basis of the directions issued by this Court on the previous occasion. In terms of the revised notification dated 26-10- 2006, preference has been accorded to the former contract labour in the process of selection. In view of this statement, the grievance of the writ petitioners in this case does not survive for further adjudication if the writ petitioner’s cases were considered along with the similarly placed persons, duly giving them preference, no further orders are needed to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No cost. -------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 18th June 2009 ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JGK}