IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 16555 of 1996 Between: K.Mallikarjuna Reddy, S/o late Venkatasubba Reddy, R/o 189, LIG-II, Housing Board Colony, Cuddapah. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The Senior Seed Certification Officer (QC), Seed Testing Laboratory, A.P.S.S.C.Agency, Beside APSIDC Ltd., Mariyapuram, Cuddapah Dist. 2 The Dist, Employment Officer, District Employment Exchange, Cuddapah. ...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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not regularising the petitioner's service in the post of Jr.Asst.cum Typist and also the action of the 2nd respondent in not sponsoring the petitioner's name for the said post in the 1st respondent office as illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Art.14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and to issue a consequential direction directing the 1st respondent herein either to regularise the petitioner's service in the post of Jr.Asst.cum Typist or to consider the petitioner's candidature for the said post in the interview to be held on 22.8.96 or any other date in the 1st respondent office; Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SANKARAYYA(Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: MR.N.V.RAGHAVA REDDY The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: No representation for the petitioner. The writ petition is of the year 1996. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. The interim order dated 17.11.1997 stands dissolved. ______________ 3rd August, 2004. Pan/skm To 1. The Senior Seed Certification Officer (QC), Seed Testing Laboratory, A.P.S.S.C.Agency, Beside APSIDC Ltd., Mariyapuram, Cuddapah Dist. 2) The Dist, Employment Officer, District Employment Exchange, Cuddapah. 3) Two CD copies.