THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Writ Petition No.19845 OF 2011 ORDER: 1 Assailing the inaction of the respondents in considering the representation dated 13.07.2010 given by the petitioner for regularization of his services in the post of Shramik / cleaner the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition. 2 The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the Writ Petition are that the petitioner was engaged as Cleaner / Helper on casual basis in the year 1984 in the respondent Corporation and worked for more than three years. Thereafter, he made a representation to the respondents for regularization of his services. But as no action has been taken on the said representation, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No.12558 of 1989 seeking a direction to the respondents to consider his case for the said purpose. The said Writ Petition was disposed of directing the respondents to continue the petitioner, if he was still in service as on the date of the order passed in that Writ Petition. He was not working in the respondent Corporation as on the date of the order, the respondents did not consider his case though there were vacancies in the Corporation. Having no other alternative he along with some other submitted representations to the respondent Corporation to consider their cases for absorption as Cleaner or in any other suitable post. But as no action has been taken, again the petitioner and others again filed another Writ Petition No.7739 of 1992 which was disposed of on 10.06.1997 directing the respondent Corporation to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner and others within two months taking into consideration the rules, regulations and circulars in vogue including the eligibility and entitlement of the petitioner for absorption into the services of the Corporation. 3 The petitioner further submits that pursuant to the said order, they again submitted representations and at last the Corporation issued call letters and they attended interview on 20.01.1998. But the Corporation did not absorb them stating that there are no vacancies available in the Corporation. However, in the year 1999 they were given artificial break for some time and thereafter they were asked to work under a contractor. Except changing the nomenclature the petitioner is continuously working as Cleaner in the Corporation even as on today. 4 The present grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have notified some vacancies in various categories including the post of shramik. As he is working since 1984 till date as contract labour, he submitted representation dated 13.07.2010 to the respondents to consider his case in the existing vacancies for absorption in the post of Shramik or Cleaner. Pursuant to the said representation the third respondent by his letter dated 22.1.2010 addressed to the Personal Officer, APSRTC, Medak Region requesting him to consider the case of the petitioner in the vacancies, which arose recently. But till date no action has been taken by the respondents. Hence the present Writ Petition. 5 The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that though the petitioner has been working as a contract cleaner since 1984, he was not regularized in the post of cleaner and therefore he submitted a representation dated 13.07.2010 to the respondents. But no action has been taken. 6 On the other hand, the learned standing counsel for the respondents contended that the second respondent herein is the competent authority to take an appropriate decision in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation whether to regularize or not to regularize the services of the petitioner for the post of cleaner. 7 In this factual back ground, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on the representation dated 13.07.2010 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU, J 15.07.2011 Kvsn