THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Wednesday, 28th day of February,2007 W.P.No.35582 of 1997 Between:- K.V. Subba Rao & others … Petitioners and APSEB through its Member- Secretary at Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad & others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.35582 of 1997 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to fill up the vacant posts of Lineman without considering the cases of petitioners, who are qualified for promotion to the said post as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the respondents to forthwith consider the cases of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Lineman before filling up the posts by unqualified candidates. While admitting the Writ Petition, on 1-1-1998 this Court passed an interim order directing the respondents to forthwith consider the cases of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Lineman, if there are promotionary posts. In view of the above interim order, no further orders are necessary to be passed in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is, therefore, closed. No costs. 28-2-2007 prk