IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO: 10673 of 2005 Between: 1. R. Hari Prakash, S/o. Seshaiah, aged about 43 years, unemployee, R/o. H. No. 3/325, 7th Cross, 3rd road, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 2. M. Mallikarjuna Reddy, S/o. Krishna Reddy, aged about 37 years, Unemployee, R/o D. No. 12/1-587, Ashok Nagar, 3rd Cross, Anantapur, Anantapur District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, Public Service Commissioner, Gruhakalpa, Nampally, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering and appointing the petitioners in the vacancies of Group-IV available in the Subordinate Offices as on 30.060.1993 according to their merit as per the orders of the Hon’ble Tribunal passed in O.S.No.2683/1993 and batch along with O.A.No.4229/1993 dt.1.9.2003 as per the orders of this Hon’ble Court in W.P.No.8151/1995 dt. 20.07.1995 as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, discriminatory, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, if necessary, by declaring G.O.Ms.No.259, Gen. Administration Department, dt. 04.06.1985 as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, violative of Article 320 (1) of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to consider and appoint the petitioners in the vacancies of Group-IV posts according to their merit as per the orders of the Hon’ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.S.No.2683/1993 and batch along with O.S.No.4229/1993 dt. 1.9.2003. Counsel for the Petitioners: MRSHANKER BANDARI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per GB, J) It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners that similar identical Writ Petitions, as that of in this Writ Petition, were disposed of by this Court in W.P. No. 6746 of 2004 and batch, dated 28-04- 2005. 2. Recording the above submission and following the ratio in the above judgment, this writ petition is also disposed of. _____________________ G. BIKSHAPATHY, J April 29, 2005 MRR / VA ______________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to. – 1. The Secretary representing Government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, Public Service Commissioner, Gruhakalpa, Nampally, Hyderabad. Two C.C. s to the G.P. for General Administration, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) Two C.D. Copies. Enclosed along with a copy of the order dt. 28-04-2005 made in W.P. No. 6746 of 2002 – R-1 to R- 4.