THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17127 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not selecting the petitioner as retail outlet dealer of I.B.P. Company Limited of Galiveedu location in Kadapa District, as illegal and arbitrary and to direct the respondent to select and appoint the petitioner as such. The respondent issued advertisement on 20.02.2004 inviting applications for appointment of retail outlet dealers at various locations in Andhra Pradesh. One such location notified therein is at Galiveedu in Kadapa District. So far as Galiveedu is concerned, it was reserved for Scheduled Tribes. For the said location, five persons were qualified and the petitioner was one of the applicants, who were called for interview before the Selection Committee on 30.08.2004. However, the case of the petitioner was not recommended by the Selection Committee for appointment as retail outlet dealer of the Company after assessing him on various angles. It is the case of the petitioner that he is qualified in all respects. In spite of the same, without any just reason, the respondent has not selected him. A detailed counter-affidavit is filed by the respondent. In the counter-affidavit, while denying various allegations levelled by the petitioner, it is stated that to establish a retail outlet, the Company should invest a sum of Rs.90.00 lakhs to Rs.1.00 crore for procurement of land, construction of building, embedding the tanks, setting up of pump sets, laying pipelines etc. It is further stated that in Clause No.13 of the application form issued to the petitioner, it is mentioned that suitability of the candidates would be assessed in various stages including personal interview as may be required on the basis of having higher educational qualification, capability to generate business, business experience, business acumen, personality etc. It is also stated that the petitioner was interviewed by duly constituted Selection Committee on 30.08.2004 but however, the Selection Committee did not recommend his case for award of dealership of the Company. Although it is the case of the petitioner that he was qualified, qualification alone is not the criterion for selection. When the duly constituted Selection Committee interviewed the candidates, it is empowered to assess the capability of the candidates with regard to generate business, business experience etc. Merely because the petitioner was qualified as per the initial qualifications notified, which make him eligible for consideration, and was interviewed, he is not entitled to selection as such. It is always open for the interviewing authority to consider the claims of various applicants in different angles with regard to business experience and capacity to business etc. At the best, having regard to his eligibility qualifications, the petitioner is entitled to be considered for selection, but he has no right to seek for selection as such. As the duly constituted Selection Committee has not recommended the case of the petitioner, I do not find any reason, which gives right to the petitioner to seek directions from this Court to the respondent to select him for award of dealership. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merit and accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 1st OCTOBER, 2010. kvni