IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION NO : 3436 of 2005 Between: Badam Sreenath, S/o.B.Shiva Shankaraiah, R/o. Pentlavelly, Kollapur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District & Sessions Judge, Mahaboobnagar, District Mahaboobnagar. 2 The High Court of A.P., rep. by its Registrar General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....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 a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 4-3-2004 for interview by relaxing the age limit as per notification No.7/2004 dated 22-1-2004 for the post of last grade services as per G.O.Ms.No.129 dated 12-11-2003 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.SADU RAJESHWAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : SMT.M.BHASKARA LAKSHMI (SC FOR APHC) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. Power of relaxation cannot be sought as a matter of right. We see no ground to interfere in this writ petition seeking relaxation of age for entry into service. Writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED. J., Dated: 24.02.2005. VRK. To 1 The District & Sessions Judge, Mahaboobnagar, District Mahaboobnagar. 2 The Hon’ble Registrar General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. The Section Officer, Legal Cell, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 4. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED. W.P.NO. 3436 OF 2005. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 24.02.2005.