THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 9453 OF 1999 O R D E R : This Writ Petition has been instituted for declaring the orders passed on 23.07.1998 by the 2nd respondent as arbitrary and discriminatory. The case of the writ petitioner is that he was appointed as a Typist, for the first time, on 24.04.1989, on daily wage basis, on payment of a sum of Rs.25/- per day. This arrangement was subsequently altered to piece rate basis payment. The case of the writ petitioner is that his services have been engaged through a contractor. The writ petitioner along with 15 others instituted Writ Petition No. 15619 of 2010. That Writ Petition was disposed of on 12.11.1990. The matter was then carried by way of appeal by the petitioner by instituting Writ Appeal No. 1315 of 1990. A Division Bench of this Court, by its judgment, dated 26.11.1990 set out that it is but just that their claims for absorption as regular Typists should be considered along with the claims of those sponsored by the Employment Exchange. It was made clear that the appellants are not entitled for any relaxation in age or in any other qualification necessary for appointing them as Typists. On 23.07.1998, the Superintending Engineer (Operation) of the former Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, Karimnagar passed orders rejecting the candidature of the writ petitioner on the ground that he has not been provided by a licensed contractor and hence, his case cannot be considered for absorption in the Board service. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner pleaded that pursuant to a policy decision announced by the Electricity Board, through its B.P.Ms.No. 36, dated 18.05.1997, 50% of the vacant posts available in the initial recruitment cadres be filled in by the ex-casual labour. It is now contended that though there is a requirement of the services of Typists, purposefully, the respondents are not considering the candidature of the writ petitioner, in spite of the judgment rendered by this Court in Writ Appeal No. 1315 of 1990. This matter has been adjourned on a number of occasions. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent, Sri P. Laxma Reddy, has filed an additional counter-affidavit in the matter, sworn to by the Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Karimnagar. The Northern Power Distribution Company Limited is the successor to the A.P. Transmission Corporation, which, in turn, succeeded to a wing of the former Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. It is pointed out in the additional counter-affidavit that in continuation of the policy decision announced through their B.P.Ms.No. 36, dated 18.05.1997, clarificatory proceedings have been issued, through a circular memo No. 131 of 1996, dated 28.08.1997, clarifying, inter alia, that the Typists engaged on contract basis, i.e. job Typists are not eligible for appointment against the 50% of the posts, which are earmarked for absorption of the former casual labour. It was also further pointed out that another memo was also issued on 03.12.1999, reiterating that the job Typists are not entitled for absorption. In the absence of any challenge to the circular memo No. 131 of 1996, dated 28.08.1997, and the memo dated 03.12.1999, it will not be open for this Court to judicially review as to how far the respondents are justified in pursing a policy of not absorbing the ex-job Typists into the service of the Corporation. Further, it was made clear by the Division Bench in its judgment, dated 26.11.1990 in Writ Appeal No. 1315 of 1990, to which the writ petitioner herein is one of the appellants that the appellants are not entitled for any relaxation of age or other qualifications. I, therefore, do not find any substantial ground for directing the respondents to consider the case of the writ petitioner for absorption as a Typist. Hence, this Writ Petition is dismissed, but however, without costs. ---------------------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 23rd August 2011 ksld