THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 34142 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not granting seniority of service to the petitioners with effect from 18.02.1987 on par with similarly appointed persons as illegal, and arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to grant seniority with effect from 18.02.1987. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation. The facts of the writ petition, in brief, are: The petitioners are conductors in the respondent- Corporation. It is stated that they initially worked as conductors on stage carriage, and because of Nationalisation in the year 1986, they lost their jobs. The 1st respondent, as a matter of policy, absorbed the petitioners into service of the Corporation by issuing appointment orders in 1987 and they were regularized from 1989. It is further stated that the services of similarly situated persons who were inducted into service in 1989, consequent to nationalization, were regularized from 1987 itself, pursuant to the order dated 04.12.1997 of this Court in WP No.16141 of 1994, and that the petitioners should also be given the same benefit. Seeking direction to the respondents to regularize their services from 18.02.1987, on par with similarly situated persons, the petitioners filed this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that, similarly situated persons were granted the benefit of regularization from 18.02.1987 and the same may be granted in the case of the petitioners herein. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation contended that the petitioners have not made any representation with regard to their grievance and instead, filed this writ petition straightaway, and hence, the petitioners may be directed to file their representation for consideration by the respondent Corporation. Admittedly, the petitioners are absorbed in the respondent Corporation as conductors in 1987, but later regularized from the year 1989. However, similarly situated conductors who were appointed in 1989 were regularized from 18.02.1987 itself. Seeking a similar relief this writ petition is filed by the petitioners. In view of the submissions made by the counsel and, on perusal of material on record, this writ petition is disposed of, with a liberty to the petitioners to make a representation, with all relevant particulars, to the respondents Corporation within two (02) from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and on filing such representation, the respondents are directed to consider the same, within four (04) weeks, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH 30th December, 2011 KSM