IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20443 of 2003 Between: 1. Ch. Chandra Sekhar, s/o Pullaiah R/o H. No. 8-82, A.P., Housing Board, Jogipet, Medak District 2. B. Sureshwar Rao s/o Rama Rao, Causal Labour R/o Village Venkata Pur, Narayana Khed Mandal, Medak District 3. K. Ashok s/o Kistaiah Causal Labour H. No. 1-94, Near Bus Stop Village and Mandal Narsapur, Medak District 4. G.P. Chandra Sekhar S/o Devavaram, r/o H. No. 1-12-24/48, Indira Colony, Medak Medak District 5. G. Veerender Reddy S/o Durga Reddy R/o Dakur Village Medak Distirct 6. M. Damodar Reddy S/o Venkata Reddy r/o Korampalli Village, Yelakurthy Post, Medak District 7. E. Narsimulu s/o Ganga Goud r/o Korampalli Village, Yelakurthy Post, Medak District 8. Ch. Ashok Reddy S/o Sanga Reddy R/o H. No. 22-28, Shivaji Road, Jogipet, Medak District 9. V. Anil Reddy S/o V. Narayan Reddy R/o Gogipet, Medak District 10. G. Sheshashyana Reddy S/o G. Krishna Reddy R/o Harikela, Papannapet Mandal, Medak District 11. Md. Afzal S/o Md. Yakhoob Ali, R/o Yousufpet Village, Papannapet Mandal, Medak District 12. B. Madhu Mohan Reddy s/o Manik Reddy R/o Dakoor Village, Andol Mandal, Medak District 13. V. Indrakar Reddy s/o Late V. Ramakrishna Reddy H. No. 1-9-12/5/2/1, Azampura Street, Medak ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Chief Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Cerntral Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Red Hills, Hyderabad 2. The Director, HRD APCPDCL Slingareni Bhavan Hyderabad 3. The Superintending Engineer (Operation), Andhra pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Sangareddy, Medak District 4. The Liquidator Sanjay Rural Electrical Co-operative Society, Jogipet, Medak District .....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 appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not absorbing the petitioners into Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company against existing regular vacant posts as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice apart from being violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India with a consequential direction to the respondents to absorb the services of the petitioners into the Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.THALAPALLY RAJASHEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos 1 to 3.: STANDING COUNSEL FOR APCPDCL The Court made the following : O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a letter, which was received by the registry on 23.11.2004, stating that the Corporation agreed to absorb the petitioners as employees of respondent Corporation. In view of the stand taken by the respondent-Corporation, the petitioners seek permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. ---------------------------- JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU 30TH NOVEMBER, 2004 PGS To 1. The Chief Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Cerntral Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Red Hills, Hyderabad 2. The Director, HRD APCPDCL Slingareni Bhavan Hyderabad 3. The Superintending Engineer (Operation), Andhra pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Ltd., Sangareddy, Medak District 4. The Liquidator Sanjay Rural Electrical Co-operative Society, Jogipet, Medak District 5. Two C.D. Copies THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20443 of 2003 30TH NOVEMBER, 2004