THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO W.P.NO.926 & 927 OF 2011 ORDER Since common question of law involved in both these writ petitions, they are taken up together and disposed of by this common order. These writ petitions have been filed seeking a Mandamus to direct the respondents to accept the applications of the petitioners for the post of Junior Plant Attendants and consequently to direct the respondents to permit the petitioners to attend written test and trade test by adding ITI in Electronics as one of the requisite qualification. It is the case of the petitioners that they were engaged as contract workers in the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project as semi skilled workmen. While so, Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.41, dated 23-09-1996 prohibiting engagement of contract labour in certain categories. They requested the respondents to absorb as regular employees in the APGENCO, but the same was not considered. Hence, they filed WP No.7049 of 1998 and the same was dismissed. Aggrieved by the same, they filed WA No.562 of 1998 and this Court directed them to approach the appropriate forum. Hence, they raised I.D.No.218 of 2000 before the Labour Court, which passed an award directing to reinstate them and to regularize their services. Thereafter, the respondents came up with a proposal to give them suitable appointment in the plant on a consolidated pay with the allowances and accordingly the petitioners along with several others were given various jobs in the Colony Development Welfare Committee, RTPP, Kadapa. While so, 2nd respondent issued notification dated 5.1.2011 for filling up of vacancies. In the educational qualifications, Electronics is not mentioned as requisite qualification. As the petitioners are having ITI with Electronics Trade, their cases have not been considered on preferential basis. Hence, these writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners. On 21-1-2011, this Court while issuing Notice Before Admission passed the following order, which reads as under: (i) The respondents are directed to receive the applications of the petitioners for the post of Junior Plant Attendants, subject to the petitioners complying with all other conditions stipulated in the said notification; (ii) The respondents are at liberty to process and screen the applications of the petitioners on the grounds other than those relating to the educational qualifications; and (iii) The petitioners shall file the manual applications before the Managing Director of the 1st respondent- Organization on or before the last date prescribed in the notification with an undertaking that they would not seek equities by mere submission and acceptance of their applications. Admittedly, the respondents have given an opportunity to the petitioners basing on their qualifications. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the respondents produced copy of the notification, wherein at Column 7 – Educational qualifications, it is clearly mentioned that “ in additional to the above ITI trades, the contract labourers, who worked or working in the Power Generating Stations of AP GENCO and possessing the ITI Trades namely (i) Draughtsman (Civil), (ii) Electronics Mechanic; (iii) Mechanic Motor (Vehicle) and (iv) Moulder, are also entitled to apply to the post of JPA as per the directions of Hon’ble H.C of A.P in WPMP No.1072 of 2011 in WP No.873 of 2011, dated 24-1-2011”. As the respondents relaxed the qualifications as urged by the petitioners and the very purpose of filing the writ petitions by the petitioners was complied with, I see no justification to keep the writ petitions pending. In that view of the matter, both the writ petitions are closed. No costs. _______________ K.S.APPA RAO,J rkk Dated: 15-12-2011