IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 27044 of 2001 Between: 1 A.P. Genco, Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer (O&M), Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, A.P.Genco, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Zone-II, Eluru, W.G. District. 2 Aluri Rama Rao S/o. Rattaiah Suryapalem, Gollapudi Post, Krishna District. 3 Ande Hanuman Prasad S/o. Appa Rao R/o. Srinivasanagar, Anakapally, Visakhapatnam District. 4 Puli Madhusudhana Rao S/o. Rama Rao Mothugudem, Khammam District. 5 Eddamsetti Govinda Rao S/o. Tavitaiah Balusumudi Junction, Bhimavaram, W.G. District. 6 Gajjalakonda Srinivasa Rao S/o. Subba Rao H.No. 32-15/1-25/1, B.N. Nagar, IInd Line, Opp. Visalandra Press, Vijayawada. 7 Dagani Srinivasa Rao S/o. Ramadas Kamayyatopu, Krishna district. 8 MeruguSudhakara Rao S/o. Ananda Rao C/o. Sub Post Master, Manikonda, Krishna District. 9 D.V.K. Damodara Rao Puli S/o. Satyanarayana Rao Quarter No. UD/LD 282 'B' Colony, VTPS, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. 10 Etha Sanyasirao S/o. Narasinga Rao C/o. E.V.K. Muneswara Rao, Police Quarters, 2/14, Old CBI Office, Visakhapatnam. 11 Puppala Srinivasa Rao S/o. Sankara Rao C/o. Sankara Rao, Seethampeta, Visakhapatnam. 12 Puppala Ramesh Babu S/o. Sankara Rao C/o. Sankara Rao, Seethampeta, Visakhapatnam. 13 Goberu Rambabu S/o. Seshagiri Rao Surayapalem,Gullapudi, Krishna District. 14 Muttavarapu Venkateswara Rao S/o. Venkataramaiah Surayapalem, Gullapudi, Krishna District. 15 Nandivada Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Seshagiri Rao Surayapalem, Gullapudi, Krishna District. 16 Sundara Venkata Rao S/o. Krishna Rao Residing of Surayapalem, Gullapudi, Krishna District. 17 Etha Krishna Rao S/o. Narasinga Rao C/o. E.V.K. Muneswara Rao, Police Quarters, 2/14, Old CBI Office, Visakhapatnam. 18 Pyda Chandrasekhara Rao Son of Maheswara Rao C/o. Maheswara Rao, Door No. 13-6-5, Bhujangaraopeta, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam. 19 Goberu Chandrasekhar C/o. A. Rama Rao Surayapalem,Gullapudi, Krishna District. 20 Ande Nataraju Son of Appa Rao C/o. A. Rama Rao, Surayapalem,Gullapudi, Krishna District. 21 Betineni Satyanarayana S/o Koteswara Rao C/o. A. Rama Rao, Surayapalem, Gullapudi, Krishna District. 22 Ch. V.V. Prasad S/o. Venkateswararao Surayapalem,Gullapudi, Krishna District. 23 Vanapalli Venkata Shankara Rao Son of Venkata Rao R/o. New Colony, 'B' Colony, VTPS, Krishna District. 24 Donekula Ramprasad S/o. Subba Rao East Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. 25 Thatikonda Sambasiva Rao Son of Hanumantha Rao R/o. Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. 26 Y. Nageswara Rao S/o. Gopaiah R/o. Surayapalem,Gullapudi, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, Order or direction more fully in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent herein in issue notice dated 3-8-2001 as illegal, improper arbitrary and consequently declare the Respondent No.2 to 26 are not entitled for absorption in the service of A.P.Genco and pass such further order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.Samineni Kishore Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LABOUR Counsel for the Respondents 2 to 26 : Mr G.V.Sivaji The Court made the following : ORDER (Per the Honourable Smt.Justice T.Meenakumari) When this matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the point involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by an un reported judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.1857 of 2004, dated 1st December, 2004. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above Division Bench Judgment. ______________________ (T.MEENAKUMARI, J) 21st JULY, 2005 __________________________ (P.LAKSHMANA REDDY,J) gurc/rkk To 1. The Dy.commissioner of Labour, Zone-II, Eluru, W.G.Dist. (Along with order in W.A.1857 of 2004) 2. Two C.Cs. to the learned G.P. for Labour, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3. Two CD copies THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :27044 OF 2001 (Order delivered by the Honourable Smt.Justice T.Meena Kumari) 21st JULY, 2005.