IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 478 of 2005 Between: Association of Irrigation Engineers, Represented by its President, M. Shyam Prasad Reddy, S/o. M. Rama Linga Reddy, Age 55 Years, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Engineer-in-Chief (Admn.Wing), Irrigation and CAD Department, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 3 T. Sai Reddy, S/o. Manikyam, Executive Engineer, Nizam Sagar L.I. Division No.1, Nizamabad. 4 D.J. Autustine, S/o. Prakasam, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Srikakulam. 5 M. Satti Reddy, S/o. M. Malla Reddy, Executive Engineer, I.B. Division, Nalgonda. 6 K. Anil Kumr,' S/o. K. Narasimha Rao, Executive Engineer, I.B. Division, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District. 7 Syed Jaffar, S/o. Syed Khasim, Executive Engineer, AM.R.P. Division No. VI, G.V. Gudem, Nalgonda District. 8 D. Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Narayana, Deputy Chief Engineer-II, Office of the Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the order of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal dt. 29-11- 2004 in O.A.No.4422 of 2004 and quash the same in so far as it restricts the order to the extent of the applicants in the O.A. and further direct the respondents 1 and 2 to call for options from all candidates whose names were included in the Circular Memo dt 1-9-99 by declaring the action of the second respondent in issuing the Memo No. Rc./ENC/D1/24018/89 dt. 13-12-2004 as illegal, bad and arbitrary and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.R.MANOHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR SERVICES-II Counsel for Respondents 3 to 8: ----------------- The Court at the admission stage made the following: ORAL ORDER: (per GB.J.) The learned counsel for the petitioner is not pressing the Writ Petition on the ground that he would approach A.P. Administrative Tribunal for appropriate relief. 2. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is closed as no further orders are necessary. No costs. ---------------------------------- (G.BIKSHAPATHY, J.) 20th January, 2005. ---------------------------------- (P.S.NARAYANA, J.) SSR Issue copy in two days. (BO) ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Irrigation and CAD Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Engineer-in-Chief (Admn.Wing), Irrigation and CAD Department, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 3 The Registrar, A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Services-II, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 2 CD copies.