IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4393 of 2009 Between: 1 R. Ramesh S/o. Raghavachari R/o. Tirumala nagar Mangalam Village, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 2 T.M. Sridharan S/o. Rangaswamy Ayengar R/o. R.B. Centre, Tirumala, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Executive Officer, T.T.Devastanam Tirupathi, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT 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 any writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandmaus to declare the action of the Respondent not disposing of the representation dt. 3-7-2008 is illegal, arbitrary under Article 14 , 21 of the Constitution of India and against to the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.C.H.MURALI KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent : Mr.PALLENAGESWAR RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed by R.Ramesh and T.M.Sridharan, assailing the action of the respondent in not disposing of their representations, dated 03-07-2008. 2. Petitioners plead that they are working as potu workers in Tirumala temple since last 24 years. Pursuant to the orders passed by the Supreme Court in A.S.NARAYANA DEEKSHTUILU’s case, petitioners were treated as regular employees of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam. Thereafter, the Government of A.P. issued G.O.Ms.No.855, dated 08-10-1997, fixing regular pay scales to the potu workers. According to them, their identity cards were taken away by the authorities of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam and they were prevented from attending duty. They submitted representations to the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthamam authorities to consider regularization of their services and permit them to attend duty, but the same have not been considered by the Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam-respondent. Hence, they approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam appearing for the respondent. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent- Executive Officer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam is not considering their representations submitted on various dates. The latest representation submitted by them is dated 03-07-2008. 5. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners, dated 03-07-2008, and pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioners within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J 04th March, 2009 Tsy To 1 The Executive Officer, T.T.Devastanam Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 2 2CCs to 3 2CD copies