IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 716 of 1990 Between: 1. K. Ratna Babu S/o Nageswara Rao, aged about 29 years, Assistant Engineer(Civil), Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, APSEB, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District-521456 2. V.Surya Lakshmi D/o Rama Bai, aged about 28 years, Assistant Engineer (civil),Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, A.P.S.E.B., Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District, 3. M.Ramesh S/o Venkata Rao, aged about 30 years, Assistant Engineer (Civil),Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, APSEB, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District, 4. P.D.V.L.Kumar S/o Subba Rao, aged about 28 years, Assistant Engineer (Civil),Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, A.P.S.E.B., Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District, ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, represented by its Secretary, Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad. 2. S.S.Prasad, Assistant Engineer C/o Chief Engineer (Civil), APSEB,Hyderabad, 3. T. Sreemannarayana Rao, Assistant Engineer, C/o Chief Engineer, Civil, A.P.S.E.B. Hyderabad, 4. E.V.Ramana Murthy, Assistant Engineer, C/o Chief Engineer, Civil, A.P.S.E.B.,Hyderabad. .....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 issued a writ, order or direction more in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to declare the petitioners as seniors to the respondents 2 to 4 for all purposes including for promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineers by holding that the impugned B.P.Ms.No.28, dated 10-01-1990 issued by the Secretary A.P.S.E.B, Hyderabad as wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. For the PetitionerS:MR.D.LINGA RAO, Advocate not present. For the Respondent No.1 : Mr. S.Ravindranath, S.C. for A.P.S.E.B. For the Respondents 2 to 4 : None appeared. The Court made the following : O R D E R : Batta not paid. No representation for the petitioners. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed for default. No order as to costs. __________________ 03-08-2004 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Secretary, A.P.S.E.B., Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad. 2.CD Copies.