IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4448 of 1997 Between: 1 K.Satyanarayana, S/o. Late KSR Murthy, Andhra Bank, Gavarapalem branch, C/o.SVS Traders,12.1.90, Main Road, Anankapalle. 2 KSSR Murthy, S/o. Late Laxmanamurthy, Andhra Bank, Chodavaram Branch, 17/1, Court street, Anankapalle. 3 M.Anandarao, s/o. Srinivasarao, Narsipatnam Branch, C/o. MA Ramarao,(Advocate,) Kothaveedhi, Narsipatnam 4 M.Asidu, S/o. Papayya, Woodpeta Branch, Srikrishnanilayam,Andhra Bank Colony, Opp.to SBI Colony,Kothuru, Anankapalle. 5 B.Srinivasarao, s/o. Gunnaraju,Yellamanchili Branch, Aruna suri Nivas, Cinema Hall Street, Yellamanchili. 6 V.Eswara Rao, s/o. Murthy, Woodpeta Branch, Miryala Colony, Anakapalle. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, Andhra Bank Head Office, Koti, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant General Manager/The Zonal Manager, Andhra Bank, Zonal Office, Seethammadhra, Visakhapatnam.13. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction or a writ, more particularly one in the nature of "MANDAMUS' declaring the action of the respondents in not allowing the petitioners in spite of the their eligibility, to appear for the Written test for the Selection of the Computer Operators to be conducted by the 2nd respondent on 9.3.97 as illegal arbitrary and against the provisions of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioners to appear for the Written Test for the Selection of Computer Operators to be held on 9-3-97 in the Visakha Zone. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.A.SRINIVASA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents : MR.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY The Court made the following : ORDER : This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners, seeking a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioners to appear for the written test for selection to the post of Computer Operator and this Court passed an interim order on 12.03.1997. It is stated that subsequent to the direction of this Court, so far, no test was conducted and the direction was to allow the petitioners to appear for the test whenever it is conducted. In view of the said interim order dated 12.03.1997, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of that order. No costs. _________________ 20th September, 2004. ajr To 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, Andhra Bank Head Office, Koti, Hyderabad. 2 The Assistant General Manager/The Zonal Manager, Andhra Bank, Zonal Office, Seethammadhra, Visakhapatnam.13. 3 Two C.D. copies.