IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 9131 of 2005 Between: Koppula Narsingam S/o Pochaiah JPA Mini Hydel Power Station, Peddapalli, Karimnagar (District) ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Managing Director, A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad-82 2 The Chief Engineer (Electricity) M.H.S., Peddapally Karimnagar District .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of the petitioners representation dated 3-12-2003 8-12-2004 and 24-03-2005 for absorbing the petitioner as JPA w.e.f. 6-12-96 with monetary benefit from 9-12-1997 on par with other ITI qualified contract labour as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14,16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider & dispose of petitioners representations dated 3-12-2003, 8-12-2004 and 24-03-2005 for absorbing the petitioner was JPA w.e.f 6-12-1996 with monetary benefit from 9-12-1997 on par with other ITI qualified contract Labour including D. Srinivas of RTS Ramagundam. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.ANDE RAVI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: Smt. E.URMILA The Court at the admission stage made the following Order: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not considering and disposing of the representations dated 03.12.2003, 08.12.2004 and 24.03.2005 for absorbing the petitioner as J.P.A., w.e.f., 06.12.1996, with monetary benefits w.e.f. 09.12.1997, on par with other Contract Labourers, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondents in accordance with the rules and regulations. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to dispose of the representations made by the petitioner in accordance with the rules and regulations within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ______________ (K.C.BHANU,J) Dt:25th April, 2005 Usd To 1 The Managing Director, A.P. Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad-82 2 The Chief Engineer (Electricity) M.H.S., Peddapally Karimnagar District 3 Two CD Copies.