IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 19244 of 1993 Between: 1 Yellaboina Gopaiah S/o.Mangaiah Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 2 Komaram Pullaiah S/o.Ramachandru Samithisingaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam Dist 3 Buraka Saravaiah S/o.Venkataiah Samithisingaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam Dist 4 Yenika Sammaiah S/o.Ramachandru Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 5 Noopa Chandraiah S/o.Muthaiah Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 6 Irpa Mudaraj S/o.Ramulu Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 7 Madakam Arijaiah S/o.Laxmaiah Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 8 Madakam Suribabu S/o.Bapaiah Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 9 Yellaboina Laxmaiah S/o.Yerraiah Konavaram Village H/o.Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District 10 Punnamraju Srinivasa Raju S/o.Suryanarayana Raju Samithi Singaram Manuguru Mandal Khammam District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Principal Secretary to Government, Energy, Forests, Environment Science & Technology Dept. Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Managing Director Singareni Collories Company Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam Dist 3 District Collector Khammam 4 Revenue Divisional Officer, 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 be pleased to call for the records in GO.Ms.No.310, Dt.11/11/1991 on the file of the 1st respondent herein and to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to quash the GO.Ms.No.310, Dt.11/11/1991, Energy, Forests, Environment, Science & Technology (PRI) Department issued by the Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Counsel For the Petitioners:MR.P.KAMESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FORESTS The Court Made the Following : ORDER: Heard both the learned Counsel. The petitioners, whose lands have already been taken over by the respondents herein for the purpose of railway line, filed this Writ Petition, inter alia, seeking to consider their case for employment. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that in the similar circumstances, the Division Bench of this Court as per the orders in W.A.No.445 of 1995 dated 15-06-1995 ordered that all cases of persons, who are found eligible under the scheme, be considered for appointment, and appointment is accordingly given to them. Following the said Judgment, the Writ Petition is allowed directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for appointment, if they found eligible. No costs. That Rule Nisi has been made absolute. Witness the Hon’ble Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice, on this Friday, the Eighteenth Day of June two thousand and four. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Principal Secretary to Government, Energy, Forests, Environment Science & Technology Dept. Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Managing Director Singareni Collories Company Ltd., Kothagudem, Khammam Dist 3 District Collector Khammam 4 Revenue Divisional Officer, Paloncha, Khammam Dist 5. 2CCs to G.P. for Forests, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT). 6. 2CD copies