This judgment dismisses a writ petition filed by a contract employee seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the respondent authorities' action in not calling him for a test illegal and arbitrary.
The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETIT]ON NO: 4377 OF 2013
Between:
Ch. Ramakrishna, S/o.Ch.Latsayya, aged 25 years, Occ ; Contract employee, Rlto. H. No.6-1 43/1 /A, Vennelagadda, Suchitra Centre, Qutbulapur, Ranga Reddy District.
.....PETITIONER
AND
( RR1 to 3 C.T is amended as per Court Order dated 191412O22 in l.A.No.03/2019)
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Cou( may be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of respondents in not calling the petitioner for Pole Climbing Test and interview to tle held for the post of Junior Linemen frcm 11-O2-2O13 to 13-02-2013 and refusing the application being non local of the respondenl no.2 zone is contrary to the Presidential Orders and violative of Art 14,'16 and 19 of Constitution of lndia, besides violation of
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principles of Natural justice and consequentially direct the Respondents to consider my candidature for thepost ofjunior line man iffound eligible and passed the pole climbing test and interview. (Prayer is amended asper Court Order dated 191412022 in l.A.No.03/20'19)
|.A.NO:1 OF 2013(WVMP. NO: 1370 OF 2013)
Between
.....PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS
AND
.....RESPONDENT/PETITIONER
( C.T is amended as per Court Order dated 191412022 in l.A.No.03/2019)
....RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT
Petition Under Section 151 CPCpraying that in the circumstancesstated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, the High Court may bepleasedto vacate the interim orderspassed in WPMP.No. 5450 of 2013in WP.No. 4377of 2013, dt. 13.2.2013.
|.A.NO:2 OF 201 3{WPMP. NO: 5450 OF 2013)
Petition Under Section 151 CPCpraying that in the iircumstancesstated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, the High Court may bepleasedto direct the Respondents forthwith to consider the candidature of thepetitioner and call for thepoll climbing test and interview to be heldtrom 11-O2-20't 3 to '13-02- 2O13 for the post of Junior linemen.
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/ t.A.No:3 oF 2013 (WPMP. NO: 5451 OF 2013)
Petition Under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondents to reserve one post of Junior linemen in the Ranga Reddy District zone and kept pending till disposal of the writ petition.
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Petition Under Section 1si cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to produce before this Hon'bre court, the Applications, enclosed documents along with application and appointment orders of the nine candidates stated in the affidavit in the interest of justice.
NO:2 OF 2019
Petition under section 15i cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to issue interrogatories annexed to this petition to be answered by the Respondent No.1 in the interest of justice.
Counsel for the Petitioners : Ms. URMILA YADAV ADVOCATE FOR SRI SRIDHAR CHIKYALA
Counsel forthe Respondent No.3 : Gp FOR ENERGY
!9g1setfor the RespondenrNos.1,2 & 4: SRt R.VINODREDDY(SC FOR TSTRANSCO)
The Court made the following ORDER
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THE HON'BLESRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
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ORDER:
WRIT PETITION No.4377 of2013
This WritPetitionis filed seekingto declare the action of the respondentsin not calling the petitionerfor Pole Climbing Test and interview tobe held for the post of Junior Linemenfrom 11'02'2O13 to 13.O2.2013as illegaland arbitrary'
2l When the matteris taken up for hearing' Ms UrmilaYadav' learned counselrepresenting Sri Sridhar Chikyala'learned counsel for the petitioner,has stated that due to efflux of time,the cause in the Writ Petition doesnot survive for adjudication'
Miscellaneouspctitions pcnding,if any, shall stand closed No
costs.
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SD/. G. SIREESHA ASSISTANJ.REGISTRAR L]S //TRUE COPY//
SECT6I.I OFFICER
SA GJP {ntq.
HIGH COURT
DATED:0611012023
ORDER
WP.No.4377 of 2013
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DISMISSING THE W.P
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition seeking declaratory relief regarding non-calling for a test survives for adjudication after efflux of time?
Ch. Ramakrishna
Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited
The State of Telangana
Pulla Kartjik
As recorded by the court registry
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