IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 18125 of 2001 Between: P.Narasimhulu Reddy, S/o Late Jagaih Reddy Chakrapani Stsreet, Itchapuram, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Executive Engineer, Roads & Buildings Circle, South Division, Srikakulam District. 2 The Supertending Endinee4r, Roads & Buildings Circle, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Engineer-in-Chief (R&B) Roads & Buildings Circle, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or other-wise declaring the proceedings No.2015/V/Tracer/2000 dt: 19-7- 2001 issued by the 1st Respondent as aributrary, illegal, violating Article 14,19, 21 of the Constitution of India apart from violating the principles of the natural justice and slet-Aside the same Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.H.SATISH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO. 18125 OF 2001 ORDER: The petitioner challenges the impugned proceedings of the Executive Engineer R & B, South Division, Srikakulam dated 19-7- 2001 wherein the petitioner’s name appears at Item No.4. As per the said proceedings, the petitioner was black listed as per the orders of the Engineer-in-Chief, dated 14-6-2001. This writ petition is filed challenging the aforesaid impugned proceeding on the ground that it violates the principles of natural justice, as there was no notice issued to him and secondly, such action has serious civil consequences. The counter affidavit filed by the respondents merely reiterate with procedure to be followed, without mention as to whether prior notice and an opportunity was given to the petitioner or not. The issue involved in this writ petition is no more res-integra, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in M/s Erusian Equipment and Chemicals Ltd. Vs. State of West Bengal[1]. Following the same, this writ petition is allowed. No order as to costs. ____________________________ Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar 16th December, 2008 KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO. 18125 OF 2001 16th December, 2008. [1] AIR 1975 SUPREME COURT, 266