@#@#@#@#@#@#@ HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO:3889 of 1995 DATED:21-03-2006 Between: V.Kanna Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, rep.by its Secretary, Vidyuth Soudha, Khairathabad, Hyderabad and 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS @#@#@#@#@#@#@ ORAL ORDER: The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to regularize the service of the petitioner on par with his juniors and promote him from the date of regularization of his junior in the post of Foreman Grade-I by maintaining lien of the petitioner and seniority at KTPS, Palancha and for release of regular pay-scales in the cadre of Driver Grade-I. Sri M.Ratna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, placed before this Court a copy of the memo No.GM(HR)/DS(Ser)/AS(Ser)/845/M2/2000-0, dated 10-09-2001 whereunder seven drivers, including the petitioner herein, who were earlier converted from Drivers Grade-I under Construction establishment to Driver Grade-I under O&M establishment and later to Driver Grade-II under O&M establishment, were restored back along with Driver Grade-I under Construction establishment. The General Manager (HR) requested the Chief Engineer (O&M)/KTPS to take necessary action to extend automatic advancement scheme and upgradation scheme subject to meeting other conditions prescribed under the schemes, as amended from time to time. The said memo also made it clear that the service rendered as Driver Grade- I/Grade-II under O&M establishment would be treated as service rendered in Driver Grade-I under Construction establishment. In view of the subsequent proceedings dated 10-09-2001, the cause in the writ petition no longer survives. The writ petition is accordingly closed. Needless to state that if the petitioner has any further grievance, pursuant to the memo of the General Manager (HR), dated 10-09-2001, this order shall not preclude him from availing such remedies as are open to him in law. No order as to costs. ______________ 21st March, 2006 SKM