IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND SIX :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.VENKATESWARA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1015 of 2006 Between: Manne Srimannarayana, S/o.Manne Krishnamurthy, Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep by its Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3 M.Satyanarayana, General Manager, Division-XII, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply &- Sewerage Board, Hyderabad. 4 G.Rameshwar Rao, General Manager (Engg.), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Sahebnagar, Hyderabad. 5 P.Venkateswara Rao, Deputy General Manager, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Sub-Division-I, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. .....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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari as under: a) Call for the records in and relating to O.A.No.1872 of 2005, Dt.01-12- 2005 of A.P.Administrative Tribunal and set aside same: b) Declare the Regulation 23 of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Service Regulations as unconstitutional: c) Further call for the records relating to and connected with G.O. Ms.No.321 Municipal Administration and Urban Development (C2) Department, Dt.16-04-2005 and quash the same holding it as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India: and d) Direct the respondents No.1 and 2 to consider extending the options/offer for absorption into services of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage board to all qualified and eligible employees of the Public Health and Municipal Engineering Service, including the Writ Petitioner and consider the same in accordance with Law; The petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed in support thereof and the order of the High Court dated: 22-3-2006 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Nuty Ramamohana Rao, Advocate for the petitioner and of G.P. for Services-I for R1 and of M.Venkateswari, Advocate for the R2, the Court made the following; ORDER: “Post on 28-03-2006. Interim orders granted earlier stands extended till 28-03-2006.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR -2- To 1 The Secretary, Government of A.P., Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Managing Director, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 3 M.Satyanarayana, General Manager, Division-XII, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply &- Sewerage Board, Hyderabad. 4 G.Rameshwar Rao, General Manager (Engg.), Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Sahebnagar, Hyderabad. 5 P.Venkateswara Rao, Deputy General Manager, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Sub-Division-I, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 6. Two CCs to G.P. for services-I, High Court of A.P, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two Spare Copies AB HIGH COURT AB DRAFTED ON 24-3-2006 JCJ & MVRJ DATE: 24-3-2006 NOTE; POST ON 28-3-2006 WP. NO. 1015 OF 2006 EXTENDING THE INTERIM ORDER