IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 16832 of 2004 Between: B.Chandulal S/o.Ramulu r/o.Gallapally Village, Nekkonda Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman and Managing Director Northern Power Distribution Company . Limited Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief General Manager HRD, Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Warangal. 3 Superintending Engineer Operation Circle, Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Warangal. .....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 a direction , writ or order, particularly one in the nature of mandamus; declaring the respondents to declare the results of the petitioner while considering the service certificates at the earliest, for the interviews conducted on 29-10-2002 by declaring the action of the respondents in not declaring the results of the petitioner for the interviews conducted on 29.10.2002 even after a lapse of 2 years as illegal, improper and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to consider the petitioners case for the appointment for the post of Junior Line Men or any other equivalent post as per BPMS No.36, dated 18-5-1997. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.A.PANKAJA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.RAVINDRANATH The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Contract Labourer in the respondent company since 1996. In a judgment of this Court, dated 18-11-1999 in W.P.No. 5064 of 1999 and Batch, the respondents were directed to call all the eligible candidates for interviews for filling up the vacancies of L.D.Cs, and Sub-Engineers under 50% quota as per BPMS No. 36 of 1987 and directed to declare the results within two months. In pursuance of a notification issued by the respondents in the year 2001, the petitioner applied for the post of JLM reserved for S.T. Category and attended the interview on 29-10-2002 with all necessary certificates. He performed extremely well. In the notification issued by the respondents, it was mentioned that the eligible candidates whose names were mentioned in the notification have to attend the interview on 29- 10-2002 at 10-30 a.m. with all relevant original certificates and the petitioner’s name was also mentioned at Serial No.74 for the post of JLM under S.T. Category. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the results of the LDCs/Typists were announced, respondents failed to announce the results of the candidates appeared for JLM. The further grievance of the petitioner is that though two years have elapsed after conducting the interviews, the respondents did not choose to announce the results, causing any amount of concern to the petitioner and other similarly placed candidates. The respondents having conducted interview to the petitioner and other similarly placed candidates for JLM post, ought to have announced the results as to who were selected for JLM posts, in pursuance of the interviews conducted on 29-10- 2002. The silence on the part of the respondents for a period of two years, caused any amount of anxiety to the candidates who appeared for the interviews. In the light of the circumstances placed by the petitioner, the respondents are directed to finalize the results of the interviews for the post of JLM under S.T. Category and announce the results, if not already announced, within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the result to the petitioner. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ------------------------------ Dr. G.Yethirajulu, J. 20th September, 2004. KM ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Chairman and Managing Director, Northern Power Distribution Company . Limited Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief General Manager HRD, Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited, Warangal. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, Andhra Pradesh Northern . . Power Distribution Company Limited, Warangal. 4. 2CD copies THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 16832 of 2004 20th September, 2004.