IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17968 of 2004 Between: 1 Mantri Santoshamma, W/o Bheem Naidu, R/o Rebaka Village & Post, Anakapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam 2 G.Ramanamma, W/o Late Ramu, Kotni Street, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited rep.by its Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam 2 The Anakapalli Rural Electric Cooperative Society Limited, rep.by its Managing Director, Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam 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 Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioners from the date of their initial appointment as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice apart from violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to forthwith regularize the service of the petitioners from the date of their initial appointment as it has been done to their juniors, award costs Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.SUDHAKAR BABU Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.SUBBA RAO SC FOR APEPDCL The Court made the following order: ORDER: The petitioners contend that they have been working in the respondent company since 1991 but their services were regularized only with effect 12.04.2001. The grievance of the petitioners is that they are entitled for regularization of their services from the date of initial appointment. The petitioners submit that they made a representation on 15.12.2003 to the second respondent seeking regularization of their services from the date of initial appointment. Their grievance is that the second respondent so far did not pass any order on the said representation. Therefore, they approached this Court through this writ petition seeking a direction to the second respondent to pass appropriate orders regarding their claim for regularization from the date of initial appointment. Having regard to the circumstances explained by the petitioners, the second respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioners within two months from the date of receipt of this order regarding their claim for regularization of their services from the date of initial appointment. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ Dr. G. YETHIRAJULU, J October 6, 2004 Dsk Note: Furnish Copy in three days (B/o) Dsk To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director, The Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Managing Director, The Anakapalli Rural Electric Cooperative Society Limited, Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Two CD Copies.