HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE W.P.No.21985 of 1998 Between S.Buchaiah and another ..petitioners AND T h e Superintending Engineer, Operation, A.P.S.E.B., Nizamabad and others ..Respondents :: JUDGMENT :: Counsel for the petitioners Sri D.Linga Rao Counsel for respondents Sri Samineni Kishore 19.12.2006 Per G.S.Singhvi, CJ In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to consider their case for regular absorption without insisting on their possessing educational qualifications prescribed under Rule 5 (b) of B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.5.1997. At the hearing, Sri Samineni Kishore, learned counsel for the respondents made a statement that petitioner No.1 – Sri S.Buchaiah was appointed as Junior Lineman with effect from 17.8.1998 and petitioner No.2 – Sri G.Sangam has been appointed as Junior Lineman with effect from 24.1.2005 in the service of the Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, which was created after abolition of the establishment of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners says that he is not in a position to controvert the statement made by Sri Samineni Kishore. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P. No.26382 of 1998 is also disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ 19-12-2006 psr