HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P. No.13333 of 1998 26.6.2007 Between S.Ravikanth Reddy and another ..Petitioners AND The Member Secretary, A.P.S.E.B., Vidyuth Soudha and others ..Respondents :: JUDGMENT :: HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P. No.13333 of 1998 The present writ petition has been instituted seeking for a declaration that the action of the respondents in not sponsoring the candidature of the writ petitioners for recruitment to the post of Sub Engineers, is illegal. But however, pursuant to the interim directions granted by this Court, the petitioners were permitted to participate in the selection process by attending the interview on 14.12.1999. Of the two, the first petitioner appeared for interview and participated in the selection process while the second petitioner did not participate in the selection process at all. Out of several candidates who have been subjected to the selection process, the best amongst them, 23 candidates in number, have been selected based upon their merit ranking and they were appointed as Sub Engineers. Sri P.R.Balaram Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents makes a statement that the first petitioner though appeared for the interview, he could not get selected because of his low merit ranking. In this view of the matter, the writ petitioners cannot make any further grievance out of their non-selection and appointment as Sub Engineers. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed, but however, without costs. _________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO.J. 26.6.2007 psr