THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.9888 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted seeking a writ of mandamus, in a sense, to direct the respondent – A.P. Power Generation Corporation Limited, to follow the criteria listed out by the State Government in their G.O.Ms.No.15, Backward Classes Welfare (C2) Department, dated 19-02-2009, for the selection undertaken pursuant to the notification dated 08-09-2008. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K. Chidambaram, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation. It is not in dispute that Mudiraj Community was included amongst Backward Classes Group-D, but however, due to a change in the policy, the State Government issued orders through G.O.Ms.No.15, Backward Classes Welfare (C2) Department, dated 19- 02-2009, including certain communities and amongst t h e m Mudiraj Community being one, in Backward Classes Group-A category. Therefore, the writ petitioner, who belongs to Mudiraj Community, sought for a writ to be issued to the respondent to select him considering and treating him as a candidate belonging to Backward Classes Group-A category instead of treating him as a candidate belonging to Backward Classes Group-D category. Unfortunately for the petitioner, pursuant to the employment notification dated 08-09-2008, the written test was conducted on 23-11-2008, results of which were published in January 2009 and interviews were also conducted by following the proportion of 1:2. However, since there are more number of meritorious candidates than the writ petitioner amongst the Backward Classes Group-D, he has not been called for such an interview. The interviews were also completed and the selection process was finalized and the list of selected candidates was published on 12-02-2009 itself. From the narration of the above facts it is clear that the entire selection process, pursuant to the employment notification dated 08-09-2008, has culminated in finalizing the selections and publishing the list of the selected candidates on 12-02-2009, which is prior to the change in the policy of the State Government including the Mudiraj community amongst the Backward Classes Group-A. A selection process, which has already been accomplished, cannot be reversed or ordered to be readjusted to fall in line with the change of policy of the Government subsequent to finalizing of the selections. Any such attempt would amount to change of the Rules of selections half way through the process, which itself is impermissible. For these reasons, I do not find any merit in this writ petition and the same is dismissed at the stage of admission. -------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 2nd June 2009