IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5183 of 2008 Between: 1 Dudekula Sardar S/o. S. Dastagiri R/o. D.NO.28-850/1, K.N. Colony, Chittoor (Town & Dist.) 2 V. Sibakthulla S/o. A. Gaffar sahed R/o. Dudekulapalli (Vil), M.C.Pallem (Post), Kalikiri (man), Chittoor (Dist.) 3 D. Chan Basha S/o. D. Noorulla R/o.28-1103, K.N. Colony, Chittoor. 4 K. Riyazbi D/o. K. Abdul Saheb R/o. Karbala Kota(Vill), Chittoor Dist. 5 K. Rahima Begum D/o. Hussain Saheb R/o. H.No.28-1328/4, behind RTC Depot, Chittoor District. 6 K. Rokiyabe D/o. K. Abdulla R/o. D.No.7, F-Block, PGR Line, Chittoor District. 7 S. Rihana D/o. S. Sardar R/o. 19-227, Ward No.19, Mittoor Mosque Compound, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector (Chairman of District Selection Committee), Chittoor (Dist). 2 The Convener (District Educational Officer) District Selection Committee, Chittoor, Chittoor (Dist) 3 The Director of School Education, Govt., of A.P., Hyderabad. 4 The Secretary, Education Department Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 appropriate writ order or direction particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in keeping the Secondary Grade Teachers (SGT) Urdu posts of the BC-B candidates unfulfilled for so many years in spite of the Rule position to the contrary as illegal, arbitrary, offending Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to fill the vacancies of Secondary Grade Teachers (SGT) Urdu posts of the BC-B candidates by conversion of posts of other groups such as A and BC-D which are left vacant for want of candidates. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.I.P.SHAH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5183 of 2008 ORDER: The matter relates to the appointment of Teachers by the District Selection Committee, Chittoor, a local authority of the State of Andhra Pradesh. The jurisdiction to deal with the matter vests in the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, as is evident from Section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioners to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 11.03.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5183 of 2008 Date: 11.03.2008