IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 26343 of 2001 Between: 1 G.Nagaraju, S/o. Srinivasulu, Office of District Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 2 V.Markondaiah, S/o. Varadaiah, Office of Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 3 M.Madhuraiveeran, S/o. Yellaiah, Office of the District Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 4 T.Gnanaprakash, S/o. Natarajan, Office of District Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 5 N.Kandan, S/o. Narasimhulu, Office of Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 6 E.Venkataramana, S/o. Srinivasulu, Office of Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Madanapalle, Chittoor. 7 P.Subramanyam, S/o. Armugum, Office of Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Madanapalle, Chittoor. 8 S.Hasanshavalli, S/o. Gouse Saheb, Office of Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Madanapalle, Chittoor. 9 E.Reddeppa, S/o. Reddeppa, Office of the Nirmithi Kendra, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Madanapalle Division, Chittoor. 10 G.Sudarshan Reddy, S/o. Ramakrishna Reddy, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Madanapalle Division, Chittoor. 11 M.V.Kondappa, S/o. Venkataramanana, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Piler, Madanapalle Division, Chittoor. 12 G.Subramanyam Reddy, S/o. Subba Reddy, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Pakala, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor. 13 N.Maheswara Moorthy, S/o. Muniramaiah, Office of the Dy.Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 14 A.Venkateswarlu, S/o. Subbarayan, Office of the Nirmitha Kendra, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 15 B.Chandraiah, S/o. Lingaiah, Office of the Nirmitha Kendra, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 16 P.Gurunath, S/o. Srinivasulu, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Nagari, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 17 G.Mallikarjuna Naidu, S/o. Masthan Naidu, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor District. 18 K.Rajendra, S/o. Subramanyam, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Srikalahasthi, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor District. 19 K.Chandra Reddy, S/o. Bali Reddy, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Pichatur, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor District. 20 K.Ethirajulu, S/o. Subramanyam, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Sathyavedu, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor District. 21 B.Veeraiah, S/o. Siddaiah, Office of the Dy. Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 22 P.Munaswamy, S/o. Tatappa, Office of the Andhra Pradesh State Houseing Corporation Limited, Tirupathi Division, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 2 S.M.A.K.Azad, S.E.(A.P.S.H.C.L) & Director, (HABTECH), Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector & Chairman, Housing Corporation, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 4 The District Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited, Chittoor, Chittoor District. .....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 issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction directing the respondents to continue to pay the salaries to the petitioners as per S.S. rates including Municipality allowence by declaring the action of the respondents in preparing to reduce the salaries as per letter No.251/HABTECH/Salary/Godown Watchman/01, dt. 30-11- 2001 issued by the 2nd Respondent as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.S.RAMA MOORTHY REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.MOHAN RAMI REDDY The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD} THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.26343 OF 2001 ORDER: Since there was no representation for the petitioners when this matter was taken up for hearing on 09-07-2009, 10-07-2009 and 16-07- 2009, it was directed to be listed ‘for dismissal’ on 17-07-2009. Today also there is no representation for the petitioners or their counsel. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 17th July, 2009. kvr