IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:3229 of 2000 Between: J.Kesava Rao and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The AP TRANSCO and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:NONE APPEARED Counsel for the respondents:MR. P.R.BALARAMI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioners’ cases for the posts of Lower Division Clerk as illegal. The petitioners are Ex-Casual Labour. They claimed absorption against the posts of Lower Division Clerk in terms of B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.05.1997 and Memo No.OSD (P)/DM.I/A3/1138/85-1, dated 26.08.1985. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Assistant Secretary (Legal) of respondent No.1 Corporation, it is stated that in pursuance of the interim order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.33358 of 1997, the petitioners were interviewed on 24.03.1998 along with other Ex-Casual Labour/Village Electricity Workers/Contract Labour and that as per B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.05.1997 and other relevant memos issued by APSEB from time to time, the petitioners are eligible to be considered only for the posts of Junior Lineman. It is further stated that as 50% vacancies available for the Junior Lineman Cadre were already filled up, the petitioners could not be appointed and a detailed order was passed to that effect on 05.11.1998. Neither a reply affidavit is filed controverting the averments contained in the counter-affidavit nor the learned counsel for the petitioners is present to point out any illegality in order, dated 05.11.1998 passed by the respondents. I find no merit in this writ petition and the same is accordingly, dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 31st DECEMBER, 2008. kvni