IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12293 of 1999 Between: Jalla Sankar & another. … Petitioners AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Division, Krishna District, rep., by its Sub-Collector, At Vijayawada, Krishna District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Smt. N. Surekha for Sri Ch. Ramesh This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12293 of 1999 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 – Corporation (for short, ‘the Corporation’) in not appointing the petitioners in suitable posts under the quota reserved for the land loosers/displaced families in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners averred that respondent No.1 acquired the lands belonging to their families on the requisition of the Corporation for laying Visaka – Vijayawada gas pipeline project and promised to provide suitable employment to each one of the families for their livelihood apart from payment of compensation. The petitioners placed reliance on G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986 in support of their claim for providing employment. Their grievance is that despite their approaching the respondents for providing them employment, no action is taken. None of the respondents filed counter-affidavit denying the averments contained in the writ petition nor their counsel is present in the Court at the time of hearing. In the absence of the specific stand taken by the respondents, it is not possible for this Court to pronounce upon the petitioners’ eligibility for appointment. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No 3 to consider the cases of the petitioners for employment under the displaced persons quota, as envisaged under G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986, subject to their satisfying the eligibility criteria. Unless the petitioners are already appointed, respondent No.3 shall pass an appropriate order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioners. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.15021 of 1999 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.12.2008 ES