IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13947 of 2001 Between: 1 N.Satyanarayana, S/o. Venkateshwarlu, AAO/ ERO, A.P.N.P.D.C.L., Kallur, Khammam District. 2 Sk. Moulali Saheb, S/o. Khadar Shab, S/o. KhadarSaheb, in the AAO/ERo, APNPDCL, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 3 A.Srinivas Rao, S/o. Basvaiah, the %.AAO/ERO, APNPDCL, Khammam Town, Khammam. 4 N. Harikishan, S/o. Chandram, in the % AAO/ERO, APNPDCL, Khammam - Town,Khammam 5 M. Prabhakar Rao, S/o. Yesurathnam, %.AAO/ERO, APNPDCL, Bhadrachalam, Khammam, 6 K. Sudarshan Rao, S/o. Subba rao, %.AAO/ERO, APNPDCL, Sapthupalli, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd., Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer (Elecl./HRD), NPDC of A.P. Limited, Warangal, 3 The Superintending Engineer (Operation), NPDC of AP Ltd, Warangal. 4 Kothagudem Club (Regd. No. 927/75), Rep-by its Secretary, Kothagudem- 507101, Khammam District. 5 The Lions Club of Khammam, Rep by its Secretary, Khammam, ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:SRI.K.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.R.BALARAMI REDDY (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction, especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus- (i) to declare that the petitioners are entitled to be appointed as LDCs/Typists in terms of BPMS No.36, dated 18-05-1997, duly treating them as contract labours; (ii) direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners herein as LDCs/Typists in terms of B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18-05-1997 treating them as contract labour and (iii) pass any such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issues raised in this writ petition are adjudicated in W.P. Nos.9256 of 2001 and 21357 of 2002 by common order dated 04-03-2009. This submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel. In view of the same, and following the common order passed in the above mentioned writ petitions, this writ petition is allowed with the direction that the reasons and the directions contained in order dated 04-03-2009 in W.P.Nos.9256 of 2001 and 21357 of 2002 shall form part of this order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 5th March, 2009 vrn