IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13455 of 2008 Between: Allampalli Yadav, S/o. Pochaiah, R/o. 18-3-724/2, Outside Laldarwaja, Near Chatrinaka, Chandrayanagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad - 32 rep by its Managing Director 2 The Manager/HR-RMX, HR Department, Administration Building, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad - 32. .....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 To issue a writ or order or direction, especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamaus : i) declare the action of the respondents in not selecting the petitioner for the post of Turner (Artisan) pursuant to the employment notification No. 2 of 2008 as illegal and arbitrary ii) consequently direct the respondents to appointment the petitioner as Turner (Artisan) in terms of Employment Notification No. 2 of 2008 iii) and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.A.RAZAK Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.V.BHATT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13455 of 2008 ORDER: The respondents issued Employment Notice No.2/2008, inviting applications for making appointment to various categories of posts. 71 vacancies of Turners were sought to be filled. Out of them, 12 posts were earmarked for Scheduled Caste candidates. The petitioner applied for the same and he belongs to Schedule Caste. His grievance is that though he performed well in the written test and interview, he was not selected and assails the action of the respondents. The writ petition came up ‘for admission’ on 26.06.2008. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents was directed to place necessary information, in relation to the selection, before this Court. In compliance with the direction, the information has since been placed. Heard Sri S.A.Razak, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.V.Bhatt, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The selection process for the post of Turner comprises of written test, to the extent of 75% marks and interview for 25% marks. For the 12 posts earmarked for Schedule Caste candidates, call letters were issued, in accordance with the ratio fixed under the relevant service regulations. The record discloses that while the last selected candidate secured 50.16% marks in the written test and interview put together, the petitioner secured 37.63% marks. In the merit list, he figured at serial No.33. Obviously on account of this performance, the petitioner was not selected. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 03.07.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13455 of 2008 Date: 03.07.2008 JSU