IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25863 of 1999 Between: 1 Ogirala Kumar Rao, S/o O.Nageshwararao, C/o O.B.V.S.Rao, Plot No.57, Srinivasanagar Colony, Hyderabad- 500062. 2 B.Chinna Meeravali, S/o B. Imam saheb, c/o Srikar Nursing Home, Mullamuru Center,Vinukonda, Guntur dt. 3 Kati Suresh Kumar, S/o K.Keshavulu, C/o T.Rja Ratnakar Rao, Loyola High School, Vinukonda, Guntur district. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Bharyanagar Region, Jubilee Bus Station, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 a Writ or order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in not issuing call letters to the petitioners for interview for the posts of conductors Grade-II under his control, 1999, onwards, on the ground that the petitioners are not local candidates, as contrary to sub-rule(4) of Rule 8 of the APSRTC Employees (Recruitment) Regulations, 1966, and contrary to the judgment reported in 1998 (6) A.L.D. page 9, and illegal. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.MOHD.GULAM RASOOL Counsel for the Respondent : K.MADHAVA REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER : This writ petition is filed by the petitioners, when they were not issued with call letters to appear for interviews for selection to the post of Conductor Grade-II in the year 1999. By an order dated 21st December 1999, this Court has granted interim directions not to disqualify the petitioners on the ground that they do not belong to Hyderabad Region. It is further directed that they shall be permitted to attend the interviews provided they were qualified as per Rules. 2. Though the writ petition is of the year 1999, no counter affidavit is filed. In view of the nature of relief sought for in the writ petition, and in terms of the interim relief granted, the petitioners might have been allowed to appear for interviews. If the petitioners were appointed after their interviews, they shall be continued in service as per the terms and conditions of their appointment. 3. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 23rd January 2009. ajr