THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.21615 OF 2007 DATED: 11-10-2007 Between: Madasu Ranga Rao .. Petitioner and The Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Corporate Office, Opp: NIT, Warangal rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director and others. .. Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.21615 OF 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Corporation in not considering the candidature of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Junior Lineman as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. It appears, petitioner is working as contract labour with the contractor engaged by the respondent Corporation and, in pursuance of a notification issued by the Corporation on 21.10.2006, he has applied for the post of Junior Lineman (contract). When he was not called for interview, he had to approach this Court and thereafter he was interviewed on 22.5.2007. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that, though he fared well in the said interview, he was not selected for appointment. According to the learned counsel for petitioner, when the petitioner approached the respondents, he was informed that since he has filed writ petition before this Court, he was not appointed. 2 In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondents are directed to declare the results of the interview held on 22.5.2007 and, if the petitioner is found eligible for being appointed as Junior Lineman (contract), he shall be offered appointment in the existing vacancies, if he is otherwise eligible as per law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J 11th October, 2007 Note: Issue C.C. in three (3) days. Bo IBL