IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO:3045 of 1999 Between: B.Mallaiah, S/o. Odaiah, R/o. Jangam, Domakonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Superintending Engineer,(O) A.P.S.E.B., Nizamabad District 2 The Chief Engineer,(Zone), A.P.S.E.B., Nizamabad District 3 The A.P.S.E.B, Rep. by it's Member Secretary, Vidyutsoudha, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, Order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for appointment as Junior Lineman/Assistant Lineman pursuant to the interview in the vacancies in initial recruitment held on 30.3.1998 as per Lr.No.SE/OP/NZB/ADM/C2/F.No. 4690/97, dt.15.12.1998 issued by the 1st Respondent on the basis of his performance with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in not giving appointment to the petitioner on the untenable ground that he is underaged at the time of his initial recruitment vide Lr.No.SE/O/Nzb/CO/Adm/C2/F.No..4690/98-2, dt.15.12.1998 issued by the 1stRrespondent is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subversive of Art.14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY(SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : ORDER: Both Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri P.R.Balarami Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for AP Transco agree that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by a judgment of the Supreme Court passed in Civil Appeal No.3215 of 2002 (Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and others v. A.Pratap Singh), dated 18.04.2002. This writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Supreme Court. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 27th FEBRUARY, 2008. kvni ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CD copies