IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No : 523 of 2007 Between: K.Ravi and others. ..... Petitioners. AND The Chairman, Deccan Grameena Bank, Hyderabad. .....Respondent. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No : 523 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioners seek absorption of their services as Messengers or in any other equivalent/suitable posts in the Deccan Grameena Bank. The facts of the case reflect that the petitioners did not complete ten years of service free from the cover of Court orders and therefore do not come within the limited protective umbrella afforded in this regard by Secretary, State of Karnataka v. Umadevi[1]. There is also no evidence of their having been appointed in accordance with the prescribed procedure. That being so, their regularization in service cannot be ordered by this Court. As per the counter filed by the respondent-bank in support of its vacate stay application, the petitioners were engaged only intermittently whenever the regular Messengers were on leave. The details of the services rendered by the petitioners are also furnished therein. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-bank to consider the cases of the petitioners for adhoc engagement as and when need arises, as was being done hitherto, without taking recourse to engaging external candidates. In the event the respondent-bank evolves any social welfare scheme for absorption of its contingent/adhoc employees in service, the cases of the petitioners may also be considered as per their eligibility. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. The interim order granted by this Court on 5.7.2007 shall stand modified to the extent indicated above. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Date: 27.10.2010 mrb [1] (2006) 4 SCC 1