IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19013 of 1999 Between: 1.Koppala Venkata Subramanyam, Vara Prasad, S/o.Sreerama Murthy, R/o.Surya Nagar, D.No.2-137, Pydiparru(po), Palcole-534 243. W.G.Dt. 2.Nakka Dhanumjaya Rao, S/o.Seshagiri Rao, R/o.D.No.11-54, Nallavari Street, Old Town, Tanuku-534 211, W.G.Dt. 3.Mangipudi Sarveswarji, S/o.Appaji, R/o.Parvathi Nagar, Ist lane, Palacole-534 260 W.G.Dt. 4.Shaik Jahangir Bhasha, S/o.Meera Shariff, R/o.Undi Thota, Undi-534 199, W.G.Dt. 5.Bokka Parvathi Devi, D/o.Parusuramudu, R/o.Pallapu Street, Rayalam(po), Bhimavaram-534 208. 6.M.V. Ramalingeswara Rao, S/o.Guravayya, C/o.Nookala Ramakrishna, Sudhakar, R/o.D.No.7-87, Srungavaruksham(po), Palacole-534 243, W.G.Dt. 7.Ketha Panduranga Rao, S/o. Subba Rao, R/o.D.No.3-8, K. Illindalaparru(po), Iragavaram Mandal, PIN 534 217, W.G.Dt. 8.Guttina Venkata Narasimha Subrahmanya Sharma, S/o.GVV Satyanarayana, R/o.D.No.3-8, K. Illindalaparru(po), R/o.Goterivari Street, Ramachandraraopeta, Tadepalligudem-534 102. 9.Kaduluri Veera Naga Ram Dayal, S/o.Appa Rao, R/o.D.No.35-180, Near Railway Station, Tanuku-534 211, W.G.Dt. 10.Abbisetti Sreenivasa Rao, S/o.Venkata Rao, D.No.12-3-7/1, Ayyagarivari Street, Gunupudi, Bhimavaram-1. W.G.Dt. 11.Kothapalli Naga Sesheswara Sharma, S/o.Satyana Someswara Subrahmanya Sharma, C/o.D. Addeswara Rao & Co.,C.A. Savithurupet, Tadepalligudem, PIN 534 102, W.G.Dt. 12.Chirravuri Ramalinga Swamy, S/o.CVS Sivarama Sharma, C/o.CVS Sivarama Sharma & Co.C.A. OPP. Rmarao Hospital, Tadepalligudem-534 101, W.G.Dt. 13.Tallabattu Krishna Bhupala Varma, S/o.Marni Raju, C/o.T. Marni Raju, Retd.Teacher, Weakers Colony, Near Gayathri Temlple, Tadepalligudem, PIN 534 101, W.G.Dt. 14.Yedida Venkanna Kapu, S/o.Satyanarayana Murthy, R/o.D.No.4-22-15, Near Rocket Park, Subba Rao peta, Tadepalligudem-534 101, W.G.Dt. 15.Juttiga Hari Krishna, S/o.Somanadh, R/o.MIG-190, APHP Colony, Tadepalligudem-534 101, W.G.Dt. 16.Yeggina Kasi Viswanadham, S/o.Veera Raghavulu, R/o.28th Ward, Bokkari Thota, Tadepalligudem-534 102, W.G.Dt. 17.Mutyala Lakshmi Devi, D/o.Satyanarayana Murthy, R/o.D.No.14-1-10(3) H/o.Yella Sethu Vardhana Rao, Nechuvari Street, Gunupudi,Bhimavaram-534 201, W.G.Dt. 18.Denduluri Venkata Ramana(female), D/o.Late Narasimha Murthy, R/o.OPP.Panchayat Office, K. Savaram, Chivatam(po), Vundrajavaram Mandal, W.G.Dt. 19.Potabattula Veera Venkata Siva Subramanya Satyanarayana, S/o.Mallikarjuna Rao, R/o.D.No.9-169, Near SMVRM Hospital, Church Side Street, V.R.Puram, Tanuku-534 214, W.G.Dt. 20.Md.Khaja Minuddin, S/o.Shaik Madina Saheb, R/o.D.No.26-12-8-8, Mosque Street, Valpur Road, Tanuku-534 211, W.G.Dt. 21.Vutchula Venkateswarlu, S/o.Adeyya, R/o.Rajaka Street, Duvva(po), Tanuku Mandal, 534 156, W.G.Dt. 22.Kajuluri Eswara Rao, S/o.Rama Rao, R/o.H.No.1-108, Rayalam(po), Bhimavaram-534 208 W.G.Dt. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Transmission Croporation of A.P. Ltd., rep.by its Chairman-Cum- Managing Director, A.P. Trans.Co. Vidyut Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-49. 2 The Transmission Croporation of A.P. Ltd., rep.by its The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, A.P. Trans.Co. Eluru, W.G.Dt. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: Order: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners. Heard Sri P.Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri P.R.Balarami Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioners, who claimed to have worked as contract labourers, seek their absorption as regular employees of respondent No.1-Corporation. They have relied on the judgments of the Supreme Court, wherein directions were given to regularize the services of the daily wage workers, who completed 240 days of service. The law on the issue of regularization has got crystallized, after this writ petition is filed with the Constitution Bench Judgment of the Supreme Court in State of Karnataka v. Umadevi (3)[1], which is reiterated recently by the Supreme Court in Official Liquidator v. Dayanand[2]. In view of these two authoritative pronouncements of the Supreme Court, the petitioners cannot claim absorption as of right merely on account of their working as daily wage labourers or contract labourers for specific periods. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. Date: 19.12.2008 VGB [1] (2006) 4 SCC 1 [2] (2008) 10 SCC 1