IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14733 of 2007 DATED: 12.7.2007 Between: Ch. Ram Reddy petitioner And The Chairman /The Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Co of A.P Ltd Vidyuth Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and another Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14733 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not issuing call letter to the petitioner for the post of contract junior lineman in pursuance of the notification dated 7.10.2005 and 8.6.2006 in Nalgonda district. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a Graduate and working under a contractor as contract labour as H.V.Winder and submitted his application for the post of contract Junior Lineman in pursuance to the notification dated 7.10.2005. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he is eligible and applied within the time along with necessary documents, the respondents are not issuing call letter to him without any reason. Hence, the present writ petition. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent corporation submitted that admittedly the petitioner is a Graduate and does not possess the required technical qualification i.e., I.T.I in electrical trade and ineligible for consideration for the post of contract Junior Lineman. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent corporation and perused the material available on record. Admittedly the petitioner possesses the qualification of Graduation and does not possess the qualification of I.T.I in Electrical trade, which is requisite technical qualification for the post of contract Junior Lineman. In the absence of possessing the required qualification, the contention of the petitioner that he was not issued with call letter and discriminated cannot be accepted. Once he does not possess the required qualification, the question of consideration of his candidature does not arise. There are no merits in the writ petition. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 12.7.2007 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14733 of 2007 DATED: 12.7.2007