IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5121 of 2008 Between: Lingam Ranga Rao S/o.Lingam Nagabushanam R/o.H.No.6-2-104, Seetharampatnam Palvancha,Khammam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief Engineer (O&M), Kothagudem Thermal Power station, Palvancha, Khammam District 2 The Andhra pradesh Power Generation Corporation rep.by its General Manager(HR), Vidyuth soudha, Somajiguda Hyderabad 3 The Chairman and Managing Director, AP Power Generation Corporation, Vidyuth soudha, Somajiguda 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to provide employment by appointing the petitioner in the establishment of the 1st respondent in any suitable post under the land displaced persons quota and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for providing employment in the establishment of the 1st respondent in any suitable post under the land displaced persons quota and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.NARENDER Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM(SC FOR AP GENCO) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the grandson of one Mr.Lingam Chandraiah, whose land admeasuring an extent of Ac.1.01 gunta in survey No.451/3 of Palvancha Village, Kothagudem Mandal, Khammam District, is said to have been acquired for the benefit of Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, which is under the control of the first respondent herein, in the year 1967. Claiming benefit under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (P.W.) Department, dated 15.04.1986, the petitioner is said to have made several applications to the respondents with a prayer to provide employment. His grievance is that no steps have been taken thereon. Reference is made to certain orders passed, even as late as on 28.11.2007, providing employment to the loosers, or their dependants. The respondents filed a counter-affidavit stating that application under the Scheme was required to be made within one year from the date of displacement of the land owner, whereas in the instant case, even for a period of 40 years, no such application is made. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The scheme evolved by the Government for providing employment to land loosers, or their dependants itself is extraordinary and is in addition to the payment of compensation. It is clearly stated that the application for such a benefit must be made within one year from the date of displacement. The petitioner is not clear as to when he made the application. At any rate, there is nothing on record to show that the application was made within the stipulated time. The cases referred by the petitioner are those, which were made in time, but were not considered for one reason, or the other. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Dt.22.07.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ