IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2497 of 2009 with CWP No.2551 of 2009. Date of decision:30.3.2010 1. CWP No.2496 of 2009: Atul Sharma ...Petitioner. Versus H.P. State Power Corp.Ltd. & ors. ….Respondents. For the Petitioner :Mr.Vikrant Thakur, Advocate. For the respondents :Mr.Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate for respondent No.1. :Mr.R.K.Bawa, A.G. with Mr.J.K.Verma, Dy.A.G., for respondent No.2. :Mr.P.P.Chauhan, Advocate for respondents No.3 & 4 ___________________________________________________________________ 2. CWP No.2551 of 2009: Sanjeev Sharda ...Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Ors. ...Respondents. For the Petitioner :Mr.Anuj Nag, Advocate. For the respondents :Mr.R.K.Bawa, A.G. with Mr.J.K.Verma, Dy.A.G., for respondent No.1. Mr.Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate for respondent No.2. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B,Misra, Judge. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) The issue raised in these writ petitions pertains to the batch-wise selection of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) and Assistant Engineers (Mechanical) in the respondent Corporation. According to the petitioners, batch-wise selection is in violation of the rules and if at all any rules are framed, those would contravene the guarantee under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Having heard learned counsel on both sides and going through the records, we find that even if the pleas of the petitioners are accepted and the candidates are ranked according to the merit, ignoring the batch-wise selection also, apparently the petitioners do not come among the general merit candidates when statutory reservations are also considered. Therefore, it is not necessary for this Court to issue a futile writ. In that view of the matter, leaving all the contentions open to the writ petitioners, the writ petitions are dismissed. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice March 30, 2010(s/sl) ( Justice R.B. Misra ), Judge