THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.1410 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners are five in number, who sought to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the letter dated 17.01.2009 of the 3rd respondent, Chief Engineer (O&M), as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 16, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that they are the residents of Kallamalla Village of Yerraguntla Mandal, Kadapa District. The 1st respondent Corporation has commissioned Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, (RTPP) State-I in the year 1998 at V.V.Reddy Nagar, Kallamalla, Kadapa District by acquiring the land belonging to the several people in Yerraguntla Mandal, Jammala Madugu Mandal. As per the Government Orders, the land losers are entitled to appointment under Land Ousters Quota and the 1st respondent management assured 50% of appointments to the candidates into the RTPP from Kallamalla Village. The employment is classified under operation and maintenance as skilled, semi skilled and unskilled. All the petitioners are having past experience worked with their respective companies and therefore, they are entitled to work in different capacities. It is submitted that in pursuance of assurance given by the management to give 50% of posts to Kallamalla village people, the petitioners and others who are eligible for the post under different categories in RTPP made applications with the respondents on 26.01.2008 and the said applications are pending consideration. It is also submitted that some of the candidates were given appointments in pursuance of the agreement. While the applications of the petitioners are pending consideration, the 3rd respondent vide letter dated 17.01.2009 sought permission of the 2nd respondent to appoint 229 candidates. It is submitted that the 3rd respondent intends to fill up the said 229 posts as per his whims and fancies in collusion with the local political leaders and the union leaders. Questioning the same, present writ petition has been filed. No counter affidavit has been filed. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this writ petition is of the year 2009 and the respondents did not file counter affidavit. He confined to submit that the petitioners have made applications to the respondents concerned for considering their case for providing employment to the local area people. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel, it is suffice to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for providing employment under the local area people quota, as per the rules, as and when the vacancies arises, including the contract labour. Accordingly, with the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 29.03.2011 LSK