HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.29616 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioners were engaged by a Labour Contractor for operation of 132/32 KV Sub Station, Wanaparthy. It appears that the term of the contract is to expire by 30-11-2010. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are making alternative arrangements, dispensing with the services of the petitioners. They seek directions to the respondents to allow the petitioners to work at the same place or in the 220/132 KV Sub Station, in which the 132/32 KV Sub Station said to have been merged. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Even according to them, the petitioners are the contract labourers under a Labour Contractor. Their right to work in the Sub Station is commensurate with the term of contract. Once, the term of the contract between the Labour Contractor and the respondents has expired, the petitioners did not have any independent right. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to issue directions to the respondents to continue the petitioners. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of. However, if any, ad hoc appointments or arrangements are made for running the Sub Station and it becomes necessary to engage any persons on their own accord, the respondents shall consider the cases of the petitioners along with the other suitable candidates. It is made clear that if the Sub Station is going to be run through any regular employees or if the work is assigned to any independent contract labour, the petitioners do not have any right to insist on being engaged. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 26, 2010. KTL