HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.17630 OF 1999 Between: K.Venkatesulu and 20 others ……Petitioners And A.P.TRANSCO, rep., by its Director, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad and another ……Respondents :: ORDER :: Counsel for the Petitioners : Shri G.L.Nageswara Rao for Shri V.Venkataramana Counsel for the Respondents : None Dated: 28-11-2006 In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer: “It is therefore prayed that this Honourable Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the respondents in rejecting the benefit of regular appointment to the petitioners pursuant to the interview/selection held on April, 1996 is arbitrary and illegal and direct the respondents to appoint the Petitioners as Electrician/Junior Plant assistant/watchman consequent on abolition of contract labour system in the categories of electrician and watchman with all consequential benefits and grant such other relief as it deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case”. Learned counsel for the petitioners says that the writ petition has become infructuous and the same may be disposed of as such. Ordered accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP No.21969 of 1999 filed by the petitioners is also disposed of as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ 28-11-2006 ks