IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6742 of 2002 Between: B. Deenadayal … Petitioner AND The Controller, Legal Metrology, Govt., of A.P., Golconda Cross Roads, Hyderabad, & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Smt. Harija Akkineni for Sri M. Subba Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Civil Supplies This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6742 of 2002 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare memo dated 25.03.1998 issued by respondent No.1 and consequential proceedings dated 03.02.1999 of respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. At the haring, Smt. Harija Akkineni, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies stated that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by order dated 18.03.2004 in WP.No.25334 of 2002, wherein this Court took note of the amendment to the deﬁnition of “skilled worker” brought out through proceedings No.14285/L1/2002 dated 20.06.2002, which is notiﬁed in A.P. Gazette No.30 dated 25.07.2002 and closed the writ petition as the cause did not survive for consideration. Following the same, this writ petition is disposed of with the observation that if the petitioner is qualiﬁed in terms of the amended deﬁnition of “skilled worker”, his case shall be considered for grant of skilled worker license. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.8453 of 2002 ﬁled by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 30.09.2008 ES