APHC010018992013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 8886/2013 Between: 1. KANUMURI VENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O SAMBAIAH, AGED 28 YRS, CONTRACT LABOUR, DRNTTPS, R/O 28-107 A" COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION, IBRAHIMPATNAM MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. DR NARLA TATA RAO THERTNAL POWER STATION /V T P S, REP BY ITS CHIEF ENGINEER, IBRAHIMPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. THE SUPERINTENDANT OF ENGINEER, CIVIL ENVIRONMENT CIRCLE, DR NTTPS IBRAHIMPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 3. THE ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER CIVIL SUB DIVISIONII, DR N T T P S "B" COLONY, IBRAHIMPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER CIVIL SUBDIVISIONII DR NTTPS, IBRAHIMPATNARN VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. THE COLONY WELFARE SECRETARY, DR NTTPS COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION IBRAHIMPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 6. THE JOINT SECRETARY, DR NTTPS COLONY WELFARE ASSOCIATION IBRAHIMPATNAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA 2 DISTRICT ...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 issue a Writ ,Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents not taking the petitioner into services/duties in Dr,Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station /VTPS, Ibrahimpatnam Village and Mandal, Krishna Dist without issuing any show cause notice and without following due process of law as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unfair and violation of articles 14 & 19(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to take the petitioner in to services in Dr,Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station NTPS, Ibrahimpatnam Village and Mandal, Krishna Dist and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 11086 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 direct the respondents to take the petitioner into duties forthwith in Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station /V T P S, Ibrahimpatnam Village and Mandal, Krishna District by cosidering the representation notice dt. 13.3.2013, of the petitioner within a period not beyond four weeks pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAVI KUMAR TOLETY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V SESHA KUMARI 2. K.KRISHNABUSHAN CHOWDARY SC For APGENCO The Court made the following: 3 Order:- There is no representation for the petitioner today. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner was working under a contractor and was involved in a criminal case; as such, he was not on duty. 3. The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to restore his services. 4. Considering the submission that the petitioner was working under a contractor, and even as per the writ affidavit the petitioner has admitted that he was working as a contract labour of A Colony Welfare Association under a contractor, and further considering the submission that the petitioner is no longer working with the respondent authority, no further orders can be passed in the writ petition. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 25.02.2026 PNS 4