IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23450 of 1999 Between: Md. Rafiuddin & another. … Petitioners AND The A.P. GENCO, rep., by its Chief Engineer, O&M, KTPS, V Stage, Paloncha, Khammam District, & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri E. Venkat Rao Counsel for the respondents: Sri K. Chidambharam SC for AP GENCO This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23450 of 1999 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not sending call letters to the petitioners for the post of Junior Plant Attendants (JPAs) in pursuance of notification dated 02.02.1999, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri E. Venkat Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners reiterated the averments contained in the affidavit and contended that the action of the respondents in not considering the cases of the petitioners, who worked as Junior Fitters under licenced contractors for considerable length of time, was arbitrary. Sri K. Chidambharam, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that in pursuance of interim direction dated 11.11.1999, the petitioners were interviewed and found not eligible, as they were over aged. This submission of the learned counsel for the respondents is not denied by the learned counsel for the petitioners. As the petitioners did not fulfill one of the essential requirements for appointment, namely, being within the prescribed age limit, I find no illegality in the action of the respondents in not appointing the petitioners in their service. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.29434 of 1999 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 19.12.2008 ES