THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3191 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners are contract labourers. It is their case that they are working under the contractors, namely, the Raghavendra Industries and Sri Y.Karunakar, who are respondent Nos.4 and 5 herein, and having required qualification to hold the post of Sub-Engineer in the first respondent Corporation. It is their grievance that without filling up of notified regular vacancies, their services cannot be discontinued. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel that respondents 1 to 3 are taking steps to fill up regular vacancies. So far as continuation of service is concerned, even according to the petitioners, they are presently working under respondent Nos.4 and 5 contractors. Therefore, this Court cannot grant any relief to the petitioners as prayed for. In view of the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel that respondents 1 to 3 are taking steps to fill up regular vacancies, I deem it appropriate to direct respondents 1 to 3 to take steps to fill up the vacant posts of Sub-Engineer as expeditiously as possible and whenever such vacancies are filled up, they shall consider the cases of the petitioners by giving preference to them taking into account their past service. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 6th APRIL, 2010. kvni