THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.755 of 2003 ORDER: Heard Sri Eathakota Venkata Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri K.Chidambaram, learned Standing Counsel for APGENCO. This contempt case has been instituted by two individuals complaining that the orders passed by this Court, in particular, rendered on 18.04.2002 in C.C.No.1527 of 2001 have not been complied with. It is stated that the petitioners are diploma holders in the trade of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering respectively. Pursuant to the notification issued on 02.01.1999 for recruitment to 60 posts of Sub-Engineers in both Electrical and Mechanical Trades and after conducting written test, through memo dated 06.10.1999 weightage was sought to be given in favour of contract labour. Assailing the correctness of awarding weightage in favour of contract labour, writ petitions have been filed in this Court, and by judgment dated 25.09.2000 this Court directed that weightage to be confined only upto 10% of the qualifying marks. When the respondents have not complied with the said directives, a batch of contempt cases bearing No.110 of 2001 and batch have been instituted, which were decided on 18.04.2002 by this Court. It was made clear that the respondent-Electricity Board can go ahead with the appointment orders as per the selection list published on 21.01.2002. The Board was also directed to consider the cases of the writ petitioners sympathetically to absorb them in preference to the others, whenever the posts of Sub-Engineer and Plant Attendant are sought to be filled by duly taking into account and consideration the qualifications held by the writ petitioners. In the counter-affidavit filed in this contempt case, it has been asserted that the candidates, who were found eligible and included in the waiting list, as per the judgment rendered by this Court, will be considered whenever recruitment at future is undertaken. With regard to the two petitioners herein it was asserted that the first petitioner-Sri N.Venkata Rao belongs to Open Category and in the written test conducted in the year 1999 he has secured only 37%, while the minimum qualifying marks for Open Category was 40%. Other petitioner-Sri V.Uday Raj, who belongs to Backward Class category has secured only 34% of marks, while the minimum qualifying marks for Backward Class candidates was 35%. Since both the petitioners herein have not qualified in the written test, the question of considering their cases for appointment as Sub-Engineers simply does not arise. I see no reason, much less justifiable one, to entertain this contempt case in view of the fact that the petitioners herein are not qualified candidates in the selection process undertaken in the year 1999. Hence, this Contempt Case is dismissed. No costs. NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: 02.12.2009 va