IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 18604 of 2000 Between: D.Pandari ..... PETITIONER AND The Divisional Electrical Engineer, A.P.Transco. Kamareddy, Nizamabad District And 3 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare that the petitioner is entitled for regular absorption as a Driver in regular pay scales and entitled for regular pay scales. According to the petitioner, he has passed S.S.C and possessing driving license and working as contract labour (Driver) under one contractor by name V.Srinivas in Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (A.P.S.E.B) under an agreement since 01.04.1996 without any break and he has put up in all more than 5 years of service. He is discharging duties against vehicle bearing No.AAY-5059 and he is also signing in the Attendance Register regularly. While so, the Electricity Board issued B.P.Ms.Nos.36 and 37 dated 18.05.1997 for regularization of casual labour/contract labour, village electricity workers under 50% quota. According to him, he is fully qualified and eligible for being absorbed on regular basis in view of the guidelines laid down in B.P.Ms.Nos.36 and 37, dated 18.05.1997. Though the petitioner is entitled for regularization, his case was not considered by the respondents. In view of the above, without going into the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for absorption into the service of A.P.S.E.B as per B.P.Ms.Nos.36 and 37, dated 18.05.1997, if the same is applicable to the case of the petitioner or otherwise eligible for consideration, and pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU,J Dated: 24.08.2005 Dsr