IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3016 of 2009 Between: 1 Gudla Venkateswarlu S/o. G. Veeraiah R/o. H.No.10-10, Mukundapuram, Yellandu Mandal, Khammam Distirct. 2 Kanakam Laxman S/o. Mallaiah R/o. H.No.2-4-143, J.K. Colony, Opp. Fire Station, Yellandu Mandal, Khammam Distirct. 3 Konkati Durgaiah S/o. Rajam Opp. Fire Station, J.K. Colony, Yellandu, Khammam Distirct. 4 Vemuri Badraiah S/o. Chandru R/o.H.No.1-8-43, Kakatiyanagar, Yellandu, Khammam Distirct. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Yellandu Area, Yellandu, Khammam District, Rep. by its General Manager (P). 2 The Superintendent of Mines, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, 21 Incline, Yellandu Area, Yellandu, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents:MR.NANDIGAM KRISHNA RAO The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in directing the petitioners to work under Mines as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri N.S.Pattabhi Rama Rao, learned counsel representing Sri Nandigam Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that this writ petition is filed on the apprehension that the petitioners may be asked to work in the Mines and that there is no such move on the part of the respondents as at present. He further submitted that no order has been passed so far to the above- mentioned effect and that the petitioners are being continued as Watchmen on surface only. Having regard to this submission of the learned counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of as premature. Liberty is given to the petitioners to question the order, if any, passed by the respondents in future, if it adversely affects their interests. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.3866 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 31st MARCH, 2009. kvni