IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19950 of 2004 Between: 1. Khaja Muzafferuddin S/o Khaja Zaheeruddin O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), A.P. sTate Housing Corporation, siddipet 2. Vora Mallesham, S/o Ramachandram O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), A.P. sTate Housing Corporation, Siddipet 3. M. Suresh Kumar S/o late Ranga Rao O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), Vambhay A.P. State Housing Corporation,Vijayawada 4. Ch. Srinivas Rao S/o Seetha Ramaiah O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), Vambhay A.P. State Housing Corporation, Vijayawada 5. D. Ramakanth Rao S/o Uma Maheswar Rao O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), Vambhay A.P. State Housing Corporation, Vijayawada 6. G. Srinivas Prasad, S/o G. Shantha Rao O/o Dy. Executive Engineer (H), A.P. sTate Housing Corporation, Rajahmundry. ... PETITIONERS AND 1. A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., rep by Managing Director, Urdu Galli, Hyderabad. 2. Government of Andhra Pradesh rep by Principal Secrtary, Housing (RH-I) Department, Secretariat, 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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to appoint the petitioners in the posts of Assistant Engineers in the first respondent corporation on par with similarly situated persons who were appointed in GO.Ms. No. 99 dt 20-11-2002 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR HOUSING The Court at the admission stage made the following: ORAL ORDER: 1. The petitioners are Engineering Graduates and are working as Work Inspectors in the first respondent Corporation. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.131, Housing (RH-I) Department dated 30-9-1999 providing for appointment of Graduate Work Inspectors as Regular Assistant Engineers. The petitioners contend that by virtue of the said Government Order some Graduate Work Inspectors were considered for appointment as Regular Assistant Engineers, but the cases of the petitioners were not considered. They further contend that one Y.Jayachandra and five others filed W.P.No.6999 of 2002 before this Court and this Court while disposing of the said writ petition directed the first respondent to consider the cases of those petitioners for appointment as Assistant Engineers and the petitioners in W.P.No.6999 of 2002 were appointed as Assistant Engineers under G.O.Ms.No.99, Housing (RH-I) Department, dated 20-11-2002. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents did not make G.O.Ms.No.131 dated 30-9-1999 applicable to them, therefore, they approached this Court through this writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to appoint them as Assistant Engineers on par with similarly placed persons who were appointed under G.O.Ms.No.99 dated 20-11-2002. 2. In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioners, the respondents are directed to examine whether the petitioners come within the purview of G.O.Ms.No.131, Housing (RH-I) Department, dated 30-9- 1999 and pass appropriate orders regarding the request of the petitioners for appointment as Assistant Engineers keeping in view the Government Order viz., G.O.Ms.No.99 dated 20-11-2002. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ___________________ (Dr.G.Yethirajulu, J) 29th October 2004. Svs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Urdu Galli, Hyderabad. 2. The Principal Secretary to Government, Housing (RH-I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Government Pleader for Housing, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. Mr.C. Raghu, Advocate (OPUC) 5. 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}