IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 13816 of 1999 Between: M.Chandraiah, S/o. M.Kotaiah, R/o.H.No.47-3/1/A1, Telephone Colony (Post), Sangareddy, Medak. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director/Chairman, A.P.Transco, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer, A.P.Transco, Operation Circle, Medak, Sangareddy. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ or direction, especially one in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents:- i) to appoint that petitioner as junior line men/Wire men/Junior Attendents/Electrician or any other suitable post without insisting on sponsorship by the Employment Exchange. ii) to appoint that petitioner as Junior Line Men/Wiremen/Junior attendents/Electrician or any other suitable post on preferential basis in the existing vacancies or future vacancies without insisting on the requirement or sponsorship through Employment Exchange. iii) to declare the action or the respondents action as illegal arbitrary and constitutional in not appointing the petitioners. iv) to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.S.V.INDIRA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: MR.S.RAVINDRANATH The Court made the following : ORDER When the matter came up for hearing on 11.04.2008, none appeared, nor any representation is made on behalf of the petitioner. Hence the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today, when the matter is called, none appears nor any representation is made on behalf of the petitioner. Even otherwise, due to efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. __________ 21-04-2008 rkk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Director/Chairman, A.P.Transco, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer, A.P.Transco, Operation Circle, Medak, Sangareddy. 3.2CD copies