THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No. 9098 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner was working as a chemist in the A.P. Co-operative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Limited, respondent herein. In the year 2003, steps were initiated for downsizing the strength of the staff of the respondent- organization and the petitioner was identified for being retired under Voluntary Retirement Scheme. Proceedings in this regard were issued to him on 21.04.2007. Challenging the same, the petitioner filed W.P.No.10227 of 2007. The writ petition was allowed on 01.02.2011 directing that the petitioner shall be reinstated into service, as Chemist. The respondent issued a notification dated 19.03.2008 proposing to fill the post of Chemist through an S.C. candidate. Stating that one S.C. candidate is working already as against the total cadre of six chemists in the Federation, the petitioner filed this writ petition, challenging the notification. He contends that the existing strength of the chemists does not permit of reservation of more than one vacancy, in favour of S.C. candidates. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. It is not in dispute that the strength of the cadre of chemist in the respondent-organization is six. 15% of the reservation in favour of S.C. candidates would, at the most, result in allocation of one vacancy. As of now, one S.C. candidate is working as chemist. Therefore, there ought not have been any further reservation in favour of S.C. candidates, whether it is by operation of roaster points or by reservation through any other method. Be that as it may, the notification was issued much before W.P.No.10227 of 2007 was allowed. Now that there exists a direction by this Court to reinstate the petitioner, the respondent has to re-evaluate the situation and decide as to whether there exists any necessity for issuing the notification at all. Once the petitioner is reinstated into service, in compliance with the orders of this Court, it would be of absolutely no concern for him as to whether any fresh notification is issued. Further, it is brought to the notice of this Court that a Chemist, who was junior to the petitioner and was forced to take voluntary retirement, was already reinstated into service on 31.05.2011. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondent shall take further steps to fill the posts of Chemists only after reinstating the petitioner into service. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 12.10.2011 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No. 9098 of 2008 Date: 12.10.2011 JSU