IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8286 of 1999 Between: 1 AP.Pollution Board Scientific Employees Association, Rep.by it's President Dr.B.Krishna Reddy,A.P.Pollution Board, Hyderabad. 2 Sri P.Ramesh Chandra, S/o. Satyanarayana, A.P.Pollution Board Scientific Employees Association, R/o. Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of A. P., Rep.By it's Special Chief Secretary Environment , Forest, Science and Technology Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 A.P.Pollution Control Board, Rep.by it's Member Secretary, Huda Complex, 2nd Floor, S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 Dr.Smt. K.V.Ramani, A.P.Pollution Control Board, Huda Complex, 2nd Floor, S.R.Nagar, 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 especially one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that action of the Respondents in seeking to appoint Respondnet No.3 as Board Analyst and further seeking to place the Respondent No.3 above the regular staff including Senior Scientific Officer and Board Analyst as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory violating Art.14&16 of the Constitution of India and further declare that Statutory Powers cannot be conferred upon Respondent No.3 as she is an employee working on contractual basis and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENVIRONMENT The Court made the following Order: Since none appeared for the petitioners on 26-03-2008, the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’, neither the counsel for the petitioners is present nor is there any representation on his behalf. Hence the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt.18.04.2008 usd To 1 The Special Chief Secretary Environment ,Government of A. P., Forest, Science and Technology Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Member Secretary, A.P.Pollution Control Board, Huda Complex, 2nd Floor, S.R.Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 Two CD copies