THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 36341 OF 1998 DATED: 05-02-2008 BETWEEN: D. Bapuji, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Kattubadipalem, Krishna District. … Petitioner and Chief Regional Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Secunderabad and another … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 36341 OF 1998 ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for appointment as general workman as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and to direct the first respondent to appoint the petitioner as general workman, the present writ petition was filed. The entire case of the petitioner is based on the premise that there is a scheme in existence in the first respondent Corporation, which necessitates persons, whose lands have been acquired for the benefit of the Corporation, being provided employment under the land losers category. In the counter affidavit, the respondents have stated that there is no scheme reserving jobs for the land losers. It is however stated that the State Government had extended special concession to the land losers that if the land losers registered themselves with the Employment Exchange, their names would be sponsored by the Employment Exchange without reference to their seniority along with other candidates as and when any vacancies are notified by the Corporation to the Employment Exchange. While contending that no person or land loser was entitled to claim employment in the respondent Corporation as a matter of right and that they were not entitled for preferential treatment in employment in the respondent Corporation, respondents submit that, pursuant to the interim order granted in W.P.No.17050 of 1998 directing the respondent Corporation not to fill up the posts of general workman, they did not proceed with the recruitment process and that the written test results have not been announced till date. Sri P. Nageswara Sree, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, states that, subsequently, the Corporation had given a go-by to this notification and had decided not to fill up any post of general workman. However there is no material on record to substantiate the oral submission now made across the bar. The only relief that the petitioner can be granted is that, depending on the outcome of the W.P.No. 17050 of 1998 and in case the respondents intend giving effect to the employment notification, the results of the written test be announced and the petitioner’s case considered for appointment along with other candidates in accordance with law. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. However, in the circumstances without costs. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date: 05.02.2008 Rns