APHC010158252018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 6997/2018 Between: 1. ELECTRICITY BACKWARD CLASSES EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION,A.P, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY Z.V. GANESWARA RAO (GANESH) S.R.T.43, B.C. BHAVAN, VIDYANAGAR, HYDERABAD ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT), A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DT. 2. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, APTRANSCO, VIDYUT SOUDHA, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, APGENCO, VIDYUT SOUDHA, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA 4. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, APEPDCL, VISAKHAPATNAM, A.P 5. THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, APSPDCL, TIRUPATHI, A.P. 6. POLAKI SRINIVASARAO, ADE/COMML (EX. PRESIDENT) 0/O. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER/CIRCLE OFFICE/APEPDCL OPPOSITE GREEN PARK HOTEL, VISAKHAPATNAM. 7. PARISA VENKATESWARA RAO, SR. ASST (EX. GENERAL SECRETARY) 0/0. ERO/R-1/GUNTUR/APSPDCL, GUNTUR CIRCLE OFFICE, GUNTUR. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to pass an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing the Memo No. EPCOR- 06003(24)/3/2016-IRT-2-COR/E18101/1.No.146726/18 dated 03/02/2018 and the Proceedings S.0.0 (CGM-I-IRD) Ms. No. 87, dated 09/01/2018 2 extending the privileges to the Respondents 6 and 7 respectively who are the expelled members from the Petitioner Association and also their inaction to extend the same to the office bearers of the Petitioner Association as arbitrary, illegal and against the principles of natural justice with a consequential direction to extend the privileges to the office bearers of the Petitioner Association by setting aside the impugned proceedings in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SIVALENKA RAMACHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Nagaraju Naguru,Standing Counsel For APGENCO 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ ... to pass an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing the Memo No. EPCOR-06003(24)/3/2016-IRT-2- COR/E18101/1.No.146726/18 dated 03/02/2018 and the Proceedings S.0.0 (CGM-I-IRD) Ms. No. 87, dated 09/01/2018 extending the privileges to the Respondents 6 and 7 respectively who are the expelled members from the Petitioner Association and also their inaction to extend the same to the office bearers of the Petitioner Association as arbitrary, illegal and against the principles of natural justice with a consequential direction to extend the privileges to the office bearers of the Petitioner Association by setting aside the impugned proceedings in the interest of justice and pass...” 2. The earlier Docket Proceedings would show that none represented for the Petitioner and the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption “For Dismissal”. 3. Despite the matter being listed under the caption “For dismissal”, none represented for the Petitioner today. 3 4. Learned Standing Counsels for APGENCO and APEPDCL appearing for respondents are in attendance. 5. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 6997 of 2018 04.07.2025 Mjl /*