IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 19592 of 1993 Between: 1. R.K. Ramaiah, S/o. Subba Rao, R/o. Putturaju palem, Ongole Town, Ongole, Prakasam District. 2. B. Nagender Rao, S/o. Nageswara Rao, R/o. Annavarapadu Colony, 37-1-1(146) Ongole, Prakasam District. 3. N.Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Adiseshaiah, R/o.Vetapalem, Ongole Division, Prakasam District. 4. G. Prakash Babu, S/o.Manikya Rao, R/o. Johnpeta, Chirala Mandal, Perala Post, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Divisional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Ongole Division, Ongole, Prakasam 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 may be pleased to declare the action of the Respondents in not engaging the petitioners as Conductors as arbitrary and illegal by way of issue of a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ with a consequential direction the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners in the cadre of Conductors in Ongole Division from the date of their first appointment. Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr.V.V.N.Narayana Rao (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: MR.R.MANMADHA REDDY (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: In spite of service of notice on the petitioners, as per the orders passed by this Court on 30.04.2004, today, when the matter is called, petitioners are not present either in person or through any counsel. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. _________________ B. Prakash Rao, J 29th November, 2004 va To 1. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Divisional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Ongole Division, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3. Two CD Copies