THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12282 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner submitted an application in response to a notification issued by the Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Anantapur, respondent No.2 herein. His grievance is that he has not been selected, though he holds the requisite qualifications and he is a local candidate of Anantapur District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The Corporation has reserved 80% of the vacancies in the post of Shramiks in favour of the candidates who are locals of the District concerned. The definition of ‘local candidate’ is adopted from the presidential order. It is to the effect that a candidate must have studied for a consecutive period of four years before appearing in the qualifying examination. The petitioner had appeared from a private institution from Kurnool District. He, however, states that he studied in Anantapur District. Obviously, this did not weigh with the respondents. In case the petitioner has studied in Anantapur District, he ought to have appeared in the examination from that District itself. The record placed by the petitioner before this Court is not clear in this regard and the respondents obviously have treated him as a non-local candidate. No exception can be taken to that course of action. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:12.09.2011 kdl