THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.20803 OF 2008

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“...to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting petitioner's case for being appointed as LDC as illegal and arbitrary and set-a-side the letter No.CGM(HRD)/GM(IR&L)/AS-(L)/PO-H-3/WP No. 6283 of 2005-08 dt.18.02.2008 issued by the 2^nd respondent. Consequently, direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as LDC, duly granting all other consequential benefits on par with his colleagues, who were selected and appointed in terms of notification dt. 24.04.2001.”

2. Heard Sri K. Vasudeva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri A. Chandra Shaker, learned Standing Counsel for Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Telangana, appearing for the respondents. Perused the material available on record.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

(a) The petitioner worked as a contract labour in the office of the 3^rd respondent from 01.05.1996 to 31.08.1998. BP Ms.No.36, dated 18.05.1997 was issued by the erstwhile APSEB, as a consequence of settlement entered into between the Trade Unions and Management, mandates that 50% posts