IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27569 OF 2009 Between: Rudraraju Venkata Ramakrishnam Raju and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27569 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not regularising the services of the petitioners as Staff Assistant and Messenger respectively though they have made several representations one such is dated 14.11.2009 and also they have possessed the requisite qualifications despite having clear existing vacancies as illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, highhanded and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to regularize their services in the cadre of Staff Assistant and Messenger in the Respondents Bank.” When the matter is taken up for consideration it is brought to my notice that an identical circumstance in W.P.No.9993 of 2008 was disposed of by this Court by order dated 28.08.2009. Sri S.Srinivas Reddy, who accepted notice for the respondents has not disputed the fact that the petitioner herein is not similarly situated and further submitted under instructions that as on today there are 77 vacancies in cadre 5 (Staff Assistants). It is also assured that priority will be given to the petitioners while making appointment to the said post. In the circumstances, no further enquiry is necessary in the writ petition and accordingly, recording the statement of the learned counsel for the respondents, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioners on priority basis. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 18.12.2009 Ivd