HON'BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE W.P. NO.16881 OF 1998 Between: Y.Jayakantha Laxmi Reddy and 13 others. .....Petitioners AND The A.P.State Electricity Board rep by its Member Secretary, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad and two others. .....Respondents ::ORDER:: Counsel for the Petitioners : Sri G.Allabaksh Counsel for Respondents : Ms.Saraswathi for Sri Samineni Kishore. Standing counsel for respondent Board. Dated 5/9/2006 In this petition, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayer. “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioners for absorption and in not calling the petitioners for interview as per B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18.5.1997 while filling up 50% of the existing vacancies as in the initial recruitment cadres as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of India, and consequently directing the respondents to allow the petitioners for interview scheduled to be held on 18.6.1998 or any other subsequent date fixed by the respondents for the post of contract labours or any other suitable post pursuant to the B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18.5.1997 and grant such other relief as this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” Learned counsel for the petitioners says that the writ petition has become infructuous and the same may be disposed of as such. Ordered accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, W.P.M.P.No.20092 of 1998 is also disposed of as infructuous. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ msv.