IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24242 of 2003 Between: 1 V.Venudhar Sastry, S/o. Rammurthy, R/o. Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 2 V.Balasubramanyam, S/o. Sankaraiah, R/o. New Bowenpally, Secunderabad. 3 B.Ramachandra Reddy, S/o. Gurava Reddy, R/o. Domalaguda, Secunderabad. 4 Gopi. Haribabulu, S/o. Ramanaiah, R/o. Ousufguda, Hyderabad. 5 K.Anandam, S/o. Sosaiah, R/o. B-CHU, Secotr I, Godavarikhani, Khammam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Singareni Collieries Co.Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Kothagudem Collieries, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 2 The Board of Directors, The Singareni Collieries Co., Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Kothagudem, Collieries, Kothagudem, Khammam 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 will be pleased to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring the action of the respondents in retiring the petitioners from service on attaining the age of 58 years and not extending the age of retirement upto 60 years to the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory; and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled to be in service till they attain the age of 60 years and direct the respondents to continue the petitioners in service till they attain the age of 60 years and pay the salary with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.GANGA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking the following substantive prayer. “declaring the action of the respondents in retiring the petitioners from service on attaining the age of 58 years and not extending the age of retirement upto 60 years to the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory; and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled to be in service till they attain the age of 60 years and direct the respondents to continue the petitioners in service till they attain the age of 60 years and pay the salary with all consequential benefits.” Today, when the writ petition is taken up, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned standing counsel for the respondent Company that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by an order dated 22.9.2005 passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.1470 and 1735 of 2000, wherein this Court after taking into consideration all the contentions, directed the respondents to reconsider the matter and pass appropriate orders. Following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of on the same terms. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.22.10.2008 Note: Office to annex copy of order in W.P.Nos.1470 and 1735 of 2000 22.9.2005 to this order. (B/o) msv