THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26740 of 2011 ORDER: The respondent issued a notification on 06.09.2011 proposing to fill various posts. One such post is Junior Mining Engineer Trainee. Qualification for it is Diploma in Mining Engineering from any State Board of Technical Education (approved by AICTE). Minimum age limit is stipulated as 24 years as on 01.01.2011. The petitioners contend that they obtained the diplomas way back in the year 1995 and that ever since then, no notification was issued by the respondent for the said posts. According to them, the respondent is the only employer and there were no opportunities for them to seek employment. In this background, they pray for a direction to the respondent to relax the minimum age limit. It is also stated that many public sector undertakings have taken a decision to relax the age limit, whenever there is long gap between two recruitments. Heard Sri K.Vasudeva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Nandigama Krishna Rao, learned counsel for the respondent. The post, for which the petitioners, aspire is the Junior Mining Engineer Trainee. The minimum age is stipulated for that post, having regard to the nature of functions to be discharged by the incumbents. Relaxation thereof would naturally amount to interference with the discretion of the employer. This Court cannot sit as an appellate authority in the matters of this nature. It may be true that the petitioners did not have an opportunity to seek employment on the basis of their qualifications. That however cannot constitute the basis for interference with the conditions stipulated by the respondent. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 23.09.2011 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. (B/o) JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26740 of 2011 Date: 23.09.2011 JSU