APHC010536632013 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: 39045/2013 Between: 1. M. RATNAKAR, S/O SATYANARAYANA, 40 YEARS, DRIVER, % ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL ENGINEER/MI 220 KV SUB STATION, AP TRANSCO, BHIMADOLE, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT R/O NEW COLONY, POLASANIPALLI, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR, AP TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (AP TRANSCO), VIDYUT SOUDHA, HYDERABAD. 2. THE JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR, HRD & DISTRIBUTION, AP TRANSCO, VIDYUT SOUDHA, HYDERABAD. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER TL AND SS AP, TRANSCO, VISAKHAPATNAM. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TL AND SS, BOMMURU, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. L VENKATESWARA RAO CONTRACTOR, A.P. TRANSCO & APEPDCL, GOVERNMENT LICENCED 'A' GRADE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, D.NO. 16-76, SBI COLONY, HOUSE NO.2, KOTHAPETA -533 223, EAST GODAVARI 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 2 pleased to issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the Letter addressed by the Superintending Engineer, TL&SS Circle, AP TRANSCO, Rajahmundry - Fourth Respondent viz., Lr.No. SEITL&SS/ RJY/ Tech/ AE.111/FID.No.3462/13 Dt. 30.11.13 to the Contractor who is the 5th Respondent herein and also the consequential Letter dated 20.12.2013 issued by the Contractor who is the 5th respondent herein terminating the petitioner's services as Driver is illegal, arbitrary and directly contrary to law as it is in statutory violation apart from being violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 48504 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 continue the petitioner in Service pending disposal of the writ Petition IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WVMP 572 OF 2014 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 vacate the interim order dated 31.12.2013 passed in WPMP No.48504/2013 in WP No.39045 of 2013 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. P LAKSHMA REDDY 2. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 3. ANUP KOUSHIK KARAVADI(SC FOR APTRANSCO) The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the efforts to contact the client were not fruitful and he has no instructions to place on record. 2. Recording the same, 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