IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7974 of 2004 Between: N.V.Raghava Rao, s/o Balarama Chary, aged about 47 yrs, Occ:Section Writer/Junior Assistant, r/o Warangal. ..... PETITIONER AND The Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Eturnagaram, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENT 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 call for the records from the respondent and issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring that the action of respondent in not regularizing services of the petitioner as Section Wrtier/Junior Assistant in spite of completion of continuous service of more than seven years as illegal, unjust, contrary to law, arbitrary, discriminatory and in violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and grant all consequential benefits Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER Heard both sides and at their request, the main Writ Petition itself is taken up for disposal. The petitioner herein seeks a Writ of Mandamus for regularization of his services as Section Writer/Junior Assistant on completion of continuous service of more than seven years. Though several contentions sought to be urged in this Writ Petition, however, it is not necessary to go into the same. Since the petitioner did not approach the respondent prior to filing of this Writ Petition, there shall not be any such demand or refusal. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to file a representation within a period of four weeks and on receipt of which, the respondent shall dispose of the same on merits in accordance with law within a period of four more weeks thereafter. No costs. -------------- 10-12-2004 Hsd Asst. Registrar To 1. The Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Eturnagaram, Warangal District. 2. 2 CD copies.