IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 6177 of 2006 Between: 1 K. Prabhu Das s/o Chintayya, Operation Division, Nidadavole, West Godavari district 2 Karukuri Ganga Raju S/o Veera Raju, Operation Division, Nidadavole, West Godavari district 3 Mamuduri Srinivasa Rao S/o Late M. Peddulu , Operation Division, Nidadavole, West Godavari district 4 I. Hanumantha Rao S/o Seshagiri Rao, MRT Division, Eluru, West Godavari district 5 V. Govinda Rao S/o Tirupatidasu, Operation Division, Eluru West Godavari district ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chief Managing Director, A.P. Transco, Hyderabad 2 The Chief Managing Director, APEPDCL, at Visakhapatnam 3 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, APEPDCL, Eluru West godavari District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction directing the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for appointment/absorption as LMD Drivers in View of their length of Service, in Operation Circle of APEPDCL, Eluru and absorb/appoint them as such with all consequential benefits and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.S.GOPAL RAO Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.P.R.BALARAMI REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 6177 of 2006 Oral order: Petitioners want to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition, as in the writ petition now filed, they failed to implead the A.P.E.P.D.C.L., which is the employer in whose services the petitioners seek regularization. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn while granting liberty as sought. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J DATE: 11th August, 2008 pnb