THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26246 of 2011 ORDER: The respondents issued a notification on 8.6.2006 proposing to appoint 198 Junior Linemen on contract basis in Hyderabad Central circle. A revised notification was issued on 20.10.2006 and the petitioner and several others submitted their applications. For one reason or the other, only about 30 candidates were appointed and almost 168 posts remained vacant. The petitioner states that the respondents have resumed the selection process on 30.10.2010 and selection process has progressed to a substantial extent. However, the proceedings are said to have been stopped on account of threat administered by an unsuccessful candidate. Hence, the petitioner seeks direction against the respondents. The respondents filed counter-affidavit admitting all the facts referred to above. It is stated that some unsuccessful candidates threatened to commit suicide and accordingly the process had to be stopped. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. As against 198 vacancies that were notified, only 30 posts were filled. It is not as if there was dearth of applications. At least, after a gap of about two years, the respondents have resumed the process of selection. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the list of selected candidates was also prepared, but, the progress in the matter cannot take place on account of threat said to have been administered by some unsuccessful candidates. Though, there may be justification to stop the further proceedings for a while, to avoid unpleasant situation, the matter cannot be kept pending indefinitely. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that interim stay orders passed by this Court in certain other proceedings would come in the way. It needs to be clarified that stay granted by this Court is in relation to the posts that were sanctioned recently, but not in relation to the posts notified in the year 2006. For the aforesaid reasons, the respondents are directed to complete the process of selection of appointment of candidates against the posts that were notified on 8.6.2006, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:20.09.2011 kdl