HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.NO.25245 OF 2009 Dt.20.11.2009 Between: N.Adi Narayana and others .. Petitioners And State of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.NO.25245 OF 2009 ORDER: (per Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) The petitioners herein, who are not parties before the Tribunal in O.A.No.6391 of 1994 and Batch, dated 10-04- 2008, after obtaining leave, filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to consider their cases for appointment as Prohibition and Excise Constables in the existing vacancies earmarked for direct recruitment in terms of Rule 3 read with Note 3 of A.P. Prohibition and Excise Subordinate Service Rules and as per the earlier orders of the Tribunal in O.A.No.215 of 1995 and batch, dated 16-03-1999, by declaring the orders in O.A.No.6391 of 2004 and batch, dated 10-04-2008 as illegal and arbitrary. It is stated that the order of the Tribunal in O.A.No.6391 of 2004 and batch, dated 10-04-2008, was questioned before this court and this court in W.P.No.8573 of 2008 and batch, dated 26-03-2009, disposed of the said writ petition with the following direction: “On above analysis of the matter, we direct the respondent-Government to consider giving exemption to the petitioners from subjecting themselves to physical efficiency tests of One Star and Three Star in addition to the age relaxation in view of the long lapse of time, in the posts of Excise constables now sought to be filled-up, inasmuch as no recruitment has been taken up, the Government in all fairness should come forward to do justice to the petitioners and other similarly situated persons, who are active and said to be around 200 in number.” It is stated that following the aforesaid judgment, several similarly situated persons, who are not parties to the O.A., filed writ petitions, after obtaining leave, and this court disposed of the said writ petitions in terms of the aforesaid judgment of this Court. Following the aforesaid judgment, dated 26-03-2009, of this court in W.P.No.8573 of 2008 and batch, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of and in accordance with the said judgment and the petitioners herein shall be entitled to similar relief. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J 20.11.2009 kpr