IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4726 of 1997 Between: G.Bhaskar Raj S/o Rama Raj, Occ:Sub-Staff, Hari Bowli Brach, LIC , City Branch XIX , Hyderabad . R/o Hyderabad . ..... PETITIONER AND The Senior Divisional Manager,Life Insurance Corporation of India, Divisional Office " Jeevan Prakash " Opp: Secretariat , Saifabad , Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to call for the records pertaining to the inpugned orders dt 22-01-97, issued by the respondent herein and set aside the same by holding the action of the respondent herein in inflicting the harsh punishment on the petitioner herein as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, irrational, illogical , void-ab-initio, without jurisdiction, opposed to the principles of natural justice, opposed to Life Insurance Corporation of India(Staff) Regulations 1960 and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent herein to promote the petitioner herein to the post of Record Clerk with all consequential benefits by the issuance of Writ, Order or Direction essentially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent : MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY The Court made the following O R D E R: Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that he had already informed the petitioner that he is not appearing in this case and no objection was also issued in favour of the petitioner. In spite of it, petitioner did not engage any other Counsel. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution and non- appearance. No order as to costs. ___________ 21-09-2004 vrn To 1 The Senior Divisional Manager LIC of India. Divisional Office " Jeevan Prakash " Opp: Secretariat , Saifabad , Hyderabad. 2 Two C.D copies