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 : 17914 of 1999 Between: 1.D.Narsaiah S/o. Buchaiah, R/o. Hasnabad Villege, Jagityala Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2.N.Prabhakar Rao S/o. Rama Rao, R/o. Singharaopet, Raikal, Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Transmission Corporation of A.P.Ltd., Rep. by its Director Vidyutsouda, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Engineer, Transmission Corporation of A.P. Ltd., Warangal Zone, Warangal District. 3 Superintendent Engineer, Transmission Corporation of A.P.Ltd., Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.N.ASHOK KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: Order: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the affidavit it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to pass an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the a. Letter No. SE/OP/KNR/ADM/D/No.1777-18/98 dt.30-6-98 and Letter No. SE/OP/KNR/ADM/D.No. 1777-7/98 dt.30-6-98 as illegal and arbitrary and violates Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. b. Direct the respondents to extend the same benefit as was given to similarly situated person vide memo No. DP/DIR/As(IR)/PO-3-A2-2191/98 dt.14-11-98. c. Direct the respondent to absorb the petitioner in the respondent corporation on permanently as linemen etc.” At the hearing, Sri N.Ashok Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that subsequent to the filing of this writ petition, the petitioners were given regular appointments as the employees of respondent No.1-Corporation. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, W.P.M.P.No.22335 of 1999 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. Date: 19.12.2008 VGB