IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 17154 of 2008 Between: A. Rajesham S/o. Venkataiah Near Power House Compound, APNPDCL, Khanapur, Adilabad District, A.P. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Energy Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 A.P. Transco Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Vidyuth Soothe, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 3 APNPDCL Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Director, Near REC Petrol Pump, Hanaumakonda, Warangal. 4 Chief General Manager (HRD) APNPDCL, Near REC Petrol Pump, Hanaumakonda, Warangal. 5 The Director (HRD) APNPDCL, Near REC Petrol Pump, Hanaumakonda, Warangal. 6 Miss. N. Annapurna, Asst. Engineer W/o. Not known to the petitioner, APNPDCL, Circle Office, Warangal. 7 A. Anjaiah, Asst. Engineer S/o. Not known to the petitioner, Transformer Section, APNPDCL, Karimnagar. 8 Mohd. Raheemul Hussain, Asst. Engineer(Distribution) S/o. Not known to the petitioner, APNPDCL, Nayeemnagar, Hanaumakonda, Warangal. 9 J. Purushotham, Asst. Engineer S/o. Not known to the petitioner, APNPDCL, Kukkunur, Khammam. 10 Saraiah, Asst. Engineer S/o. Not known to the petitioner, C.T. Meters, APNPDCL, Karimnagar. 11 A. Koteshwar Rao, Asst. Engineer S/o. Not known APNPDCL, Pothilingala, Yellandu Road, Khammam. 12 T. Srinivas Rao, Asst. Engineer S/o. Not known to the petitioner, Operations, Nizamabad. 13 K. Khaja Wali, Asst. Engineer (Operations) S/o. Not known to the petitioner, APNPDCL, Gandhari, Nizamabad District. 14 P. Jagadish Babu, Asst. Engineer (Operations) S/o. Not known to the petitioner,APNPDCL, Narayanagiri, Station Ghanpur, Warangal District. 15 J. Vilas, Asst. Engineer Transformer Section, APNPDCL, S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, Mancherial Adilabad District. 16 R. Swamy, Asst. Engineer (Op) S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, APNPDCL, East Karimnagar. 17 Ravi Kumar , Asst. Engineer (OP) S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, APNPDCL, Kesamudram, Warangal District. 18 R. Srinvas , Asst. Engineer (MRT) S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, Nirmal, Adilabad District. 19 K.J. Ratnakar , Asst. Engineer (OPE) APNPDCL, S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, Warangal, 20 R. Solomon, A.E. (Commercial) CEE Zonal Office, APNPDCL, Warangal District. 21 K. Jaya Prakash, A.E. S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, APNPDCL, Errupalem, Khammam District. 22 V.V. Mohan Kumar , A.E. (Operations) APNPDCL, S/o. Not known to the Petitioner, Mahaboobabad Town, Warangal 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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents one to five in issuing proceedings dt. 19-1-2008 from the office of Respondent three for considering the contract period to qualify minimum service required for eligibility for promotion as unconstitutional illegal and consequently set aside the NOO (CGM- HRD) Ms No. 301 dt. 19-1-2008 after declaring that contract employees could not have got such benefit of getting the minimum qualifying service by counting the contract period as service and pass such order or further orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI.K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ENERGY The Court made the following : O R D E R: A letter dated 6th July 2009 has been circulated to the registry by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. The interim order dated 8th August 2008 granted by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.22273 of 2008 shall stand dissolved. -------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 7th July 2009 bud