IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 8745 OF 2003 Between: Vaikuntam Sanyasi Appalanaidu ..... PETITIONER AND The Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.Transco, Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.8745 OF 2003 O R D E R : The petitioner herein was appointed as a Village Electricity Worker/Village Helper of Pedamadapalli Gram Panchayat under special employment scheme introduced by the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.Ms.No.221, Social Welfare (S.E.S) Department, dated 19.09.1978 and G.O.Rt.No.305, Panchayat Raj Department, dated 22.08.1979. This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as a Junior Lineman in accordance with the guidelines dated 24.05.2002 issued by the 1st respondent. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material available on record. At the outset, it is to be noticed that the scheme of engaging village electricity workers was discontinued with effect from 16.04.1990 and thereafter orders were issued in B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.06.1987 to consider the case of the village electricity workers along with ex-casual labour and contract labour for appointment to the post of Junior Lineman against 50% vacancies existing as on 18.5.1997. In terms of the said orders many of the village electricity workers were appointed by various operation circles. However, number of candidates were still left out and having taken note of the same the 1st respondent by order dated 24.05.2002 decided to engage the remaining village electricity workers also as contract Junior Lineman initially for a period of one year on a consolidated remuneration of Rs.3,000/- per month provided they were working on the date of issue of the said order. In the instant case, Pedamadapalli Gram Panchayat appears to have passed a resolution to remove the petitioner from the service on the ground that his performance was not satisfactory. Accordingly, the Sarpanch of Pedamadapalli Gram Panchayat by order dated 15.10.2000 removed the petitioner from the post of Village Electricity Worker/Village Helper. Thus, as on 24.05.2002 the petitioner was not in service and therefore, he was not entitled to be engaged as Junior Lineman. Though it is contended before this Court that the petitioner was continuing in service as on 24.05.2002 and that the order dated 15.10.2000 under which his services were terminated by the Gram Panchayat was actually served upon him on 01.03.2003, no material could be placed before this Court to substantiate the said plea. It is also brought to my notice that the petitioner had earlier filed a writ petition challenging the action of the Gram Panchayat in terminating his services and the said writ petition was dismissed by this Court. Though the petitioner filed a writ appeal, the same was also dismissed by the Division Bench. In the circumstances, the mandamus as prayed for cannot be granted compelling the respondents to act contrary to the guidelines issued vide proceedings dated 24.05.2002. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ​ ____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 09.06.2010 Ivd