IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 26236 of 2007 Between: S.Chakrapani, S/o Munaiah, 33/11 KV Sub-Station, APCPDCL, Bhoothpur, Divisional Office, Jadcherla, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, A.P.C.P.D.C.L., Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.C.P.D.C.L., Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, 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 Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned order in Lr.No.SE/OP/MBNR/PO/Adm- C2/D.No.1505/07 dated 25-10-2007 of the 1st respondent rejecting the appointment of the petitioner to the post of Junior Lineman as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same, and consequently direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner to the post of Junior Line Man on contract basis and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.D.L.PANDU Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. P.R.BALARAMI REDDY (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.26236 OF 2007 ORDER: The issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by a Judgment of this Court, dated 05.06.2007, rendered in W.P.No.11249 of 2007. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms of the said Judgment. Accordingly, following the aforesaid Judgment, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Junior Lineman by exempting him from pole climbing test. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 22nd February, 2008. IBL To 1. Two CCS to 2. Two CD Copies