IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 7397 OF 2007 DATED: 19.4.2007 Between: K. Varaprasad petitioner And The Chairman and Managing Director, APNPDCL, Corporate Office, Opp. REC Petrol Pump, Hanmakonda, Warangal District and others. RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 7397 of 2007 COMMON ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not issuing call letters to the petitioners for the post of Contract Junior Lineman, as illegal and arbitrary. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioner is fully eligible for the post of Junior Lineman and though submitted his applications for the said post within the time stipulated in the notification, the respondents have issued hall tickets to similarly situated persons, but failed to issue hall tickets to the petitioner, and no reasons are forthcoming from the respondents for non-issuance of the hall tickets. It is further stated that the respondents are in the process of selection and interviews will be continued upto 21.4.2007, and sought for a direction to consider the case of the petitioners along with others. On the other hand, Mr. Samineni Kishore, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-A.P. Northern Power Distribution Company Limited on instructions submitted that interviews are going on and will continue till 21.4.2007 and the case of the petitioner would be considered along with other candidates. In view of the specific undertaking given by Mr. Samineni Kishore, the learned Standing Counsel for APNPDCL that petitioner would be interviewed in the on going interviews on 21.4.2007, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to interview the petitioner on 21.4.2007 along with other candidates. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. Since the writ petition relate to non-issuance of call letters for interviews, the learned Standing Counsel for APNPDCL, shall communicate this order to the respondents. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 19.4.2007 TVK Note: issue copy by today B/o Tvk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7397 of 2007 DATED: 19.4.2007