IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 10424 of 2005 Between: 1. M.D.Iqsani Pasha, S/o.Miskin. age 26 years, Ex-contract Labour, R/o.Paloncha, Kahmmam District. 2 Koti Basavaiah, S/o.Nagaiah, 30 years, Ex-contract Labour, R/o.Panduranga Puram, Paloncha (M), Khammam district. (Both are presently C/o.D.V.Ramana Kumar, Quarter No.F-85, B-Colony, Paloncha, Khammam District). ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Managing Director, A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Vidyut Soudha,Hyd. 2 The Chief Engineer (O&M), JKTPS-V, Paloncha, Khammam (Dist). .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not considering & disposing of the petitioners representation/appeal dt.10-11-2004 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16, & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider & dispose of petitioners representation/appeal dt.10- 11-2004, which was made for appointing the petitioner as J.P.A on preferential basis in the existing vacancies/against future vacancies under the quota of Contract Labour. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.ANDE RAVI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT. URMILA The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not considering and disposing of the petitioners’ representation/appeal, dated 10.11.2004 as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. It is stated that the representation/appeal of the petitioners is pending with the respondents. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to direct the respondents to take an appropriate decision on the representation/appeal, dated 10.11.2004 of the petitioners in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 29th April, 2005 bcj To 1 The Managing Director, A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Vidyut Soudha,Hyd. 2 The Chief Engineer (O&M), JKTPS-V, Paloncha, Khammam (Dist). 3 Two C.C. copies Note: Furnish copy in three days B/o bcj