IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 21086 of 1999 Between: T.Govind Singh S/o.Ram Narayana Singh, R/o. Door No.3-1-87, Laxminagar Talkies , Dornakol, Waranagal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep. by its Chief Security Commissioner, R.P.F., Railway Nilayam, SECUNDERABAD. 2 Recruitment Selection Committee, R.P.F.S.C. Railway , SECUNDERABAD. .....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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the Nature of Mandamus declaring the selections made by the Respondent in pursuant to the NotifictionNo.1/98 dated 15-10-98 contrary to the rules ignoring the merit candidates is illegal, arbitrary and violative of article 14 and16 of the Constitutions of India consequently direct the Respondent to consider the candidature of the Petitioner for appointment or alternatively to re-conduct the selections form the stage of interview. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.J.M.NAIDU Counsel for Respondents : Mr.GOURI SHANKAR SANGHI The Court made the following : ORDER: Questioning the selections made by the Respondents pursuant to the NotifictionNo.1/98 dated 15-10-98, the present writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the Respondents to consider the candidature of the Petitioner for appointment or alternatively to re-conduct the selections form the stage of interview. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for Respondents. The learned Standing Counsel placed a copy of the order passed in W.P.No.26341 of 1998 dated 21.6.2005 before this Court, stating that in a similar matter, this Court dismissed the writ petition. In the circumstances, following the above order and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also dismissed. While communicating this order, a copy of the order passed in W.P.No.26341 of 1998 dated 21.6.2005 shall be enclosed. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 6.7.2005 DA/NSR To 1 The Chief Security Commissioner, Union of India, R.P.F., Railway Nilayam, SECUNDERABAD. 2 The Recruitment Selection Committee, R.P.F.S.C. Railway , SECUNDERABAD. (along with copy of judgment in W.P.No.26341/98 dt.21.6.05) 3 Two CD copies.