IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 26470 of 1999 Between: Sk.Mastan s/o.Mastan Saheb R/o.19-12-21 Raja Rajeswari Pet Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Personnel Officer Rail Nilayam S.C.Railways Secunderabad. 2 The Divisional Railway Manager DRM's Office S.C.Railways Vijayawada. 3 The Senior Divisional Personnel Officer Divisional Railway Manager's Office Personel Branch S.C.Railways Vijayawada. 4 Asst.Personnel Officer/Engineering DRM's Office Personnel Branch South Central Railways, Vijayawada. .....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 To issue an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents herein in not absorbing the petitioner in the services of the Railway Department as illegal,unjust and the orders passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.817 of 1999 Dt.14-6-1999 as unjust and against to the Principles of natural justice and as such liable to be set aside with a consequential direction to the respondents herein to absorb the petitioner as khalasi or in any suitable post forthwith in the interest of justice and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.R.S.MURTHY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26470 of 1999 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu) This writ petition is filed challenging the order made in O.A.No.817 of 1999 dated 14.6.1999 on the file of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, whereunder the plea of the petitioner for regularization of his service was rejected. It was the case of the petitioner before the Tribunal that he worked as casual labour during the period from 10.3.1977 to 9.12.1977 for a period of 138 days and also from 23.1.1980 to 9.4.1980 for a period of 67 days. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the respondents have considered the cases of similarly situated persons who worked along with him and they were absorbed in wagon workshops at Gunturpally, Rayanpadu, but his case was not considered. It appears, petitioner did not approach the authorities immediately nor filed any O.A. and he filed the O.A. only in the year 1999 after lapse of 19 years. According to him, he was making representations to the respondents for regularization of his services. Under those circumstances, the Tribunal having noticed the delay and also the fact that the petitioner did not produce any proof of submitting representations, dismissed the O.A. as devoid of merits. We are of the considered opinion that the Tribunal has not committed any error calling for interference of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 17.7.2008 DA THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26470 of 1999 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu) 17.7.2008