IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 18066 of 2004 Between: K.Laxmi, D/o Sathyamma, R/o 5-1-3/8/A, Shantinagar, Sangareddy, Medak District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., rep., by its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Singareni Bhavan, Khairtabad, Hyderabad 2 Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, A.P.C.P.DC.L., Sangareddy. .....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 Writ of Mandamus or any appropriate Writ or Orders, direction declaring impugned action of the respondent in not absorbing the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, and violation of principles of natural justice apart from violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India with consequential direction to the respondents to forth-with absorbing the petitioner either L.D.C. or Typist which is the petitioner is eligible and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. DASARI VIJAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. S.RAVINDRANATH The Court made the following : The petitioner submits that she worked as a Contract Labour in the respondent- corporation. She further submits that in pursuance of a direction of this Court in W.P.No.5064 of 1999 dated 18-11-1999 the respondents issued a notification calling for applications for the posts of Sub-Engineers, LDC and Typist. The petitioner made an application to the post of LDC. She was asked to attend an interview to be held on 23-6-2002. Accordingly, she attended the interview. But, subsequently, the respondents did not pass any orders by announcing the result of the said interview. The petitioner, therefore, approached this Court seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not absorbing the petitioner to the regular post of LDC, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice. The petitioner cannot automatically get absorbed as an LDC irrespective of the result of the interview conducted to her on 23-6-2002. If the results of the post of LDC are not announced subsequent to the interview dated 26-3-2002, the respondents are directed to announce the results. If the result was already announced, the result of the petitioner may be intimated to her within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. ____________________ (Dr. G.YETHIRAJULU,J) 6th October, 2004. Note: Furnish C.C. in three days. B/o Tsy To 1 The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Power Distribution Company Ltd., Singareni Bhavan, Khairtabad, Hyderabad 2 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Circle, A.P.C.P.DC.L., Sangareddy. 3 Two CD Copies.