THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.25926 of 2011 ORDER: The Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation issued notification for selection and appointment of Sharamiks in various parts of the State. 154 vacancies were notified for Mahaboobnagar region. The petitioner submitted his application and his candidature was considered. He was also issued a call letter dated 07-01-2011 by the Corporation. The petitioner belongs to SC category. His grievance is that several SC candidates, who secured fairly high marks, were appointed against the seats reserved for SC category, and had they been appointed against open category seats, he would have secured a chance for being selected and appointed against a reserved seat. He seeks a declaration to the effect that the procedure adopted by the respondents in selecting and appointing the candidates, as Shramiks, is contrary to law. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner is under the impression that the SC candidates have been appointed against reserved category seats, though they have secured fairly high rank in the merit list. He has filed a copy of list of selected candidates. A perusal of the same discloses that the contention of the petitioner is totally baseless. The total number of vacancies notified for Mahaboobnagar region are 154, and at least half of them, viz., 77 posts are available in the open category. Out of 77, only 5 or 6 posts are filled through open category, or unreserved candidates. Rest of the seats are filled by candidates belonging to one reserved category or the other. The under-representation, if at all, is of the OC candidates, and not of any other categories. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.16-09-2011. KO