IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2002 _of 2000 Between: O.Sudheer Kumar and seven others. … Petitioners And A.P. Transmission Corporation Ltd., reptd., by its Managing Director, Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Smt.Krishna Gahloth for Sri V.Venkata Ramana. Counsel for respondents: None This Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate declaring that the petitioners are entitled to be considered as contract labour for the purpose of extending the benefit of regular appointment as per B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18-5-97 on par with the contract labour in the operation and maintenance (Field work) of the respondent-Corporation and consequently direct the respondent to consider and appoint the petitioners as L.D.Cs/Sub-Engineer’s pursuant to the interview/selection held on 11-4-98 and allow all consequential benefits”. At the hearing, Smt.Krishna Gahloth, counsel representing Sri Vedula Venkata Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Steel Authority of India Ltd. Vs. National Union Waterfront Workers – (2001) 7 SCC 1 – the cause in the Writ Petition has become infructuous. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as such. --------------------------------------- - C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date:31-12-2008 MNR