IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6116 of 2009 Between: S.Balaswamy S/o.Chinnabalaiah A.P Tourism Development Corporation Ltd Hyderabad-500029 ..... PETITIONER AND The A.P Tourism Development Corporation Rep.by its the Managing Director 3-5-891 Tourism House Himayathnagar Hyderabad-500029 .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: PARTY-IN-PERSON Counsel for the Respondent: MR.A.K.NARASIMHA RAO The Court made the following : O R D E R: This is an application to consider the representation dated 24-01-2009 of the petitioner for regularization of his services under the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’). On the oral observations of this Court, the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation considered the petitioner’s case vide his proceedings dated 21-03-2009 and expressed his inability to regularize service of the petitioner on the ground that the vacancies have to be filled up by following prescribed procedure by issuing notification or through employment exchange. While the stand of the respondent, in this regard, cannot be found fault with, I do not find any justification in the respondent not taking immediate steps to fill up the vacancy on regular basis by following the procedure. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to initiate and complete the process of filling up the available vacancies reserved for physically handicapped category under the provisions of the Act, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.7995 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 1st May, 2009 LUR Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ,order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner herein by converting his contratual appointment into a regular appointment on permanent basis in accordance with the Statutory Reseravations and Constitutinal provisions governing the physically handicapped category from the time he was appointed on contractual basis in interests of justice and pass