IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5528 of 2000 Between: 1 N.Surya Rao, S/o.Late N.Pentaiah O/o.the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 2 N.Balaram, S/o.Late N.Pentaiah, O/o.the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 3 M.V.Prakash Rao, S/o.Late M.Narayana, O/o.the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Rep.by its Registrar Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad. 5 G.Narsing Rao, O/o.The Commissioner of Poilce, Hyderabad. 6 Ch.V.R.Jyothi, "O" Section O/o.The Commissioner of Poilce, Hyderabad. 7 Smt.C.Kusuma Kumari, S.B-Section, O/o.The Commissioner of Poilce, Hyderabad. 8 N.Parthiva Reddy, O/o.The Commissioner of Poilce, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a Writ, order or direction m ore particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to OA..No.8791/1998 with V.M.A.Nos.452 and 411/99 and its order Dt.23/3/2000 and quash the same and further declares that the GO.Ms.No.131, Dt.21/06/1997 as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and further declare that the petitioners are entitled to be promoted as office Superintendent without reference to G.O.Ms.No.131, Dt.21/6/1997 and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent : G.P. FOR SERVICES II MR.K.G.KRISHNA MURTHY MR.J.RAMACHANDRA RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: (Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) When the matter has been taken up for hearing on 7.7.2009, neither the petitioners nor their counsel were present and there was no representation on their behalf. Therefore, the matter was directed to be posted on 14.7.2009 under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Even today also, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ neither the petitioners nor their counsel are present and there is no representation on their behalf. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed for default. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. _________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J. 14.7.2009 kpr