IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.31001 of 2011 Between: P.Srinivas and others … Petitioners and The Northern Power Distribution Co. of AP Ltd., Rep.by its Chairman & Managing Director and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.31001 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. This writ petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled to be selected/appointed/absorbed as LDCs in the notified vacancies in pursuance to the notification dated 28.04.2001 and consequently direct the respondents to select/appoint/absorb the petitioners as LDCs in the 1st respondent company by holding the action of the respondents, as illegal, irrational, unjust, unreasonable and violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India apart from violation of principles of natural justice. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners are the contract labourers in the respondents company. Pursuant to the notification dated 28.04.2001, issued by the respondents, calling for the applications from the eligible candidates for the post of LDC/Typist, the petitioners have applied and attended the interview in the last week of October, 2002 but in the last week of March, 2003, the results were declared as “Nil” in the Karimnagar operation circle. Therefore, the petitioners have filed W.P. No.8329 of 2003 and this Court by order dated 02.11.2004 disposed of the writ petition recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners therein that the subject matter of the writ petition is squarely covered by the orders passed by this Court in W.P. No.6546 of 2003 and batch, dated 28.10.2004. This Court in W.P. No.6546 of 2003 and batch passed the common order dated 28.10.2004, which reads as under. “For the aforesaid reasons, I set aside the said declaration declaring that there are no successful candidates and the results of the interviews held are ‘nil’. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are allowed directing that respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners in the light of the aforesaid observations for their absorption pursuant to the orders in B.P.Ms.No.36, dated 18.5.1997. If any of the petitioners are not found eligible or qualified, communicate the reasons individually to the petitioners within Eight Weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.” The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that pursuant to the said order, the petitioners have submitted their representations dated 02.11.2006, 18.09.2007, 07.08.2008, 20.08.2009, 05.08.2010 and 09.07.2011 and the 3rd respondent, Superintending Engineer (Operation Circle), is the competent authority to pass appropriate orders, who has not passed any orders, so far. On the other hand, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that considering the said representations, the authorities have already issued the proceedings but he is not in a position to place those proceedings, stated to have been passed by the competent authorities, before this Court. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent, Superintending Engineer (Operation Circle), to pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, on the representations stated to have been made by the petitioners, if not already passed, and communicate the same to the petitioners, within a period of four weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, with the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 12.12.2011 LSK