IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23744 of 1999 Between: N. ANJAIAH S/O. SIDDAIAH A.P. TRANSCO, NIZAMABAD. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, Operation Nizamabad Zone, Nizamabad and two others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for the Respondents: Sri P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Certiorari to quash the order dated 23.10.1999, whereby respondent No.1 rejected the case of the petitioner for appointment as Junior Lineman. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. Heard Sri P.R.Balarami Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. The petitioner claims to be Ex-Casual Labourer and he filed W.P.No.18507 of 1999 in this Court for a declaration that he is entitled to regular absorption as Junior Lineman on the basis of merit in the interview held on 22.01.1999, in terms of B.P.Ms.No.36 dated 18.05.1997, and this Court directed the respondents to consider his case for absorption. Accordingly, respondent No.1 considered the petitioner’s claim for absorption and by impugned order dated 23.10.1999 he rejected the case of the petitioner on the ground that his age at the time of initial engagement was only 12 years 8 months and 23 days. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner is not present to point out any illegality in the order impugned in this writ petition. I do not, therefore, find any justification to interfere with the impugned order. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 26.12.2008 va