IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 684 of 2009 Between: 1 G.Srinivasa Rao S/o.Nagabushanam R/o.H.No.8-141, Sanjeeva Colony, Gattaigudem, Paloncha Mandal, Khammam District 2 G.Narsimha Rao S/o.Muthyam R/o.H.No.8-144 Sanjeeva Colony, Gattaigudem, Paloncha Mandal, Khammam District 3 P.Ramesh S/o.Seshaiah R/o.Sri Ramagiri village Enkoor Mandal, , Khammam District 4 Gaddam Venkateswarlu S/o.Mallaiah R/o.H.No.8-2081, Gattaigudem, Paloncha Mandal, Khammam District 5 Pothuraju Prasad S/o.Sundaraiah R/o.Gumpena (K) Colony, Yerragunta Post Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District 6 Nelapatla Srinivasa Rao S/o.Venkataiah R/o.H.no.5-2-31/1, N.K.nagar Kothagudem,Khammam District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Andhra Pradesh Power Generation corporation Limited Vidyut soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-82 rep.by its Managing Director 2 The Director (HR),AP Genco Ltd., Vidyut soudha, Hyderabad-82 3 The Chief Engineer (O&M) Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, Paloncha,Khammam District 4 The Chief Engineer (O&M) Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, Paloncha Khammam District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not filling up of the existing back log vacancies under the control of 3rd and 4th respondents as arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Article 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd and 4th respondents to fill up the existing back log vacancies by considering the representation dated 10.7.2008. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CHANDRAIAH SUNKARA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM(SC FOR AP GENCO) The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are six in number, assailing the action of the respondents in not filling up of the back-log vacancies in the 1st respondent- Corporation. According to the petitioners, there are 177 back-log vacancies in Thermal Stations of AP Genco and 16 back-log vacancies in Hydel Stations of AP Genco. They submitted a representation dated 10.7.2008 to the respondent-Corporation. There being no action, the petitioners approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came up admission, Sri K.Chidambaram received notice on behalf of the respondents. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. The limited grievance of the petitioners is that their representation dated 10.7.2008 with regard to filling up of the back-log vacancies remained unattended. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 10.7.2008 and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. __________ 22-01-2009 rkk