HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO. 23652 OF 1997 Between: J. Venkateswarlu and others … Petitioners and APSEB represented by its Member Secretary and others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO.23652 OF 1997 ORAL ORDER: The petitioners, who worked under private contract agencies as contract labour, seek absorption of their services in the respondent- Electricity Board, under the quota reserved for contract labour. Sri Samineni Kishore, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, would submit that the petitioners are not eligible for consideration under B.P.M.S.No.36 dated 18.5.1997. Since no employer-employee relationship exists between the petitioners, who were contract labour with the 1st respondent-Board, they do not have any right to claim regularization of services in the Board [STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED V. NATIONAL UNION WATER FRONT WORKERS (AIR 2001 SC 3527)]. Leaving it open to the petitioners, if they choose to avail any such remedies as are available to them in law, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ---------------------------------------- RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J DATE: 28.2.2007 cvm