ORDER:

1. Heard Sri P.V.Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri D.Ravishankar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioner filed this writ petition to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not granting age relaxation of contract employees, who have completed their tenure by June, 2011 and not considering them for the posts reserved for SC/ST as per the Notification No. ECIL PG(r) 2012, dated 20.12.2021, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16, 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to receive the petitioners’ applications for the post of Fitter and Turner as per the Notification ECIL PG (r) 2012, dated 2012.01.21 by relaxing the petitioners’ age as they are contract employees and permit them to participate in the recruitments processes by appearing for the written test and interview.

3. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is as follows:

(a) The petitioners passed ITI O trade as fitter and welder respectively and they registered their names in the employment exchange Ranga Reddy District and they b