THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.25296 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was engaged as a Junior Lineman under a contr the year 1996. In the recent past, the respondents have initiated step appointment of Junior Lineman on contract basis, after conducting som and verification of records. It is stated that the petitioner did not pas Pole Climbing Test. Stating that some similarly situated persons exempted from Pole Climbing Test, the petitioner seeks a direction t respondents to appoint him as a Junior Lineman on contract basis. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Sta Counsel for the respondents. It is not in dispute that a pass in Pole Climbing Test is a mu considering the case of an individual as a Junior Lineman on contract b The petitioner did not pass that test. Therefore, the question of directin respondents to exempt the petitioner from that test or to appoint him Junior Lineman on contract basis, does not arise. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no ord to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDD Date:19.10.2010 VGB