N THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21581 of 2003 Between: Meesala Appa Rao, S/o. Surayanarayana R/o. Gandhinagar, 14th Ward, Eluru, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Rep. through its Chairman and Managing Director Visakhapatnam. 3 Superintending Engineer, Operation, Electrical, A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Eastern Street, Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction declaring and setting aside the proceedings dt. 12-9-2003 in Lr.No. SE/O/ELR/Adm/F.137/D.No.505/03 on the file of the third respondent, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction by directing the third respondent to forthwith appoint the petitioner as L.D.C. by taking into account the certificates produced by the petitioner at the time of interview. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.SAMINENI KISHORE,STANDING COUNSEL FOR APSEB The Court made the following : ORDER Heard both sides. It is represented that the question involved is squarely covered by the orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.20461 of 2003, dated 24-09-2003. In view of the same, the impugned order, dated 12-09-2003 is set aside and the matter is remitted back to the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioner in the existing vacancy or in future vacancy taking into account the qualification acquired by the petitioner subsequent to his initial engagement into service. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. -------------- 14-03-2005. Hsd Asst. Registrar To 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd., Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Chairman & Managing Director,A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Visakhapatnam. 3 Superintending Engineer, Operation, Electrical, A.P. Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Eastern Street, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 2 CD copies