IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18566 of 2007 Between: G.V. Ramana ..... PETITIONER AND The Chairman & Managing Director, APSPDCL, Corporate Office, Tirupathi and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SIVALENKA RAMACHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18566 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to allot the operators to work in 33/11 KV sub-stations in Lingampalli, Peddapalli, Konduru and Rajampet division and Saipeta in Kadapa Division and District being maintained by the petitioner under agreement entered into with respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. On 31.08.2007 this Court directed that the respondents shall not require the petitioner to engage any persons named or nominated by them, as long as contract subsists in favour of the petitioner. At the hearing, it is brought to my notice by Sri S.Ramachandra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.V.Ramana, learned counsel, representing the Standing Counsel for respondents that the contract period is coming to end by 31.03.2008. In view of the interim order already granted by this Court, which is subsisting as on today, and the fact that the contract is coming to end very shortly, in my considered view, the writ petition need not be adjudicated on merits. The Writ Petition is, therefore, disposed of, in terms of interim order, granted by this Court on 31.08.2007. The disposal of this writ petition is without prejudice to the respective stands taken by the petitioner and the respondents on merits. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated: 03.03.2008 Dsr