IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No: 18991 of 2008 Between: 1 Praveen Kumar Gagulothu S/o. Raghupathi R/o. Dharmaram Thanda, Marripeda Mandal, Warangal District. H.T.No.11822113 2 Sreedhar Damara S/o. Venkulu R/o. Balajinagar, Kodhada, Nalgonda District. H.T.No.11827067 3 Karnekota Jagadeeswar S/o. Bheemaji R/o. Kakunoor, Keshampet Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. H.T.No.11822738 4 Sreedevi Kaki D/o. Subba Rao R/o. Medarimetla, Gandhinagar, Korisapadu Mandal, Prakasam District. H.T.No.11820021 5 M. Jayalakshmi D/o. Thippanna R/o. Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. H.T.No.11825368 6 D. Laxmamma D/o. Hussanaiah R/o. Mungala Village, Itikyala Mandal, Alapur, Mahabubnagar District. H.T.No.11836348 7 M. Syamala D/o. Ranganaik R/o. Satyampadu Thanda, Channipalem, Tripuram Mandal, Nalgonda District. H.T.No.11740990 8 M. Sammaiah S/o. Buchaiah R/o. Edapalli, Mahadevpur Mandal, Karimngar District. H.T.No.11821569 9 Y. Kumaraswamy S/o. Shanker R/o. Buddanagar, Uppal depot, Pirgadiguda, Hyderabad. H.T.No.11851090 10 K. Rambabu S/o. Adeiah R/o. Chamallamudi Village, Guntur District. H.T.No.11835222 11 B. Anitha D/o. Narsimulu R/o. Chevella, Ranga Reddy District. H.T.No.11825736 12 Rathod Ravinder Naik S/o. Kishan Naik R/o. Hydearbad. H.T.No.11847273 13 Birudu Kavitha D/o. Kotaiah R/o. Garnepudi Village, Prakasam District. H.T.No.11821122 14 E. Anuradha D/o. Gurrappa R/o. Renigunta, Chittoor District. H.T.No.11807345 15 M. Manemma D/o. Venkateshwarlu R/o. Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. H.T.No.11824849 16 B. Suguna D/o. Kishan R/o. Hyderabad. H.T.No.11862627 17 B. Sunitha D/o. Kishan R/o. Hyderabad. H.T.No.11845642 18 H. Gangadhar S/o. Gangadhar R/o. Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District. H.T.No.11845069 19 P. Lingam S/o. Laxmaiah R/o. Boduppal R.R. District. H.T.No.11845091 20 J. Anitha D/o. Elisha R/o. Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam District. H.T.No.10202667 21 N. Mangulal S/o. Gopya R/o. Achampet, Mahabubnagar District. H.T.No.11860190 22 M. Saritha D/o. Vijayakumar R/o. Hyderabad. H.T.No.11857071 23 G. Manimala D/o. Ramulu R/o. Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. H.T.No.11824849 24 S. Venu S/o. Dattu R/o. Pothavaram Village Prakasam District. H.T.No.11853201 25 N. Bhushanam Babu S/o. Mark R/o. Chirala Prakasam District. H.T.No.11826901 26 K. Dasari S/o. Kamalakar Rao R/o. Pelluru, Prakasam District. H.T.No.11836896 27 Ramu Dharavath S/o. Hanuma R/o. Dornakal, Warangal District. H.T.No.11800640 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, General Administration Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, rep. by its Secretary, Prathibha Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad. .....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 an order or direction, more in the nature of WRit of Mandamus, declaring Paragraph 2 of the Annexure-II appended to G.O.Ms.No.570, General Administration (Ser.A) Department, dated 31.12.1997 issued by the 1st respondent and Para 2 of Annexure-Ii of Notiﬁcatio No.31 of 2007, dated 27.12.2007 issued by the 2nd respondent, to the extent "The Number of candidates to be admitted to the written examination (Conventlional Type) would be 50 (ﬁfty) times to the total number of vacancies available at material time irrespective of communities" as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 16 (4), 21 and 335 of the Cosntitution of India, and contrary to the Regulations issued under Article 320 of the Constitution of India with particular reference to Regulation 14-A(i) and also contrary to Rule 4 of the A.P.P.S.C. Rules and consequently set aside the impugned clauses both in Paragraph 2 of the Annexure-II appended to G.O.Ms.No.570, dated 31.12.1997 and Paragraph 1 of Annexure0II of the Notiﬁcation No.31 of 2007, dated 27.12.2007 to the extent of "The Number of candidates to be admitted to the written examination (Conventlional Type) would be 50 (ﬁfty) times to the total number of vacancies available at material time irrespective of communities", by duly setting aside the order made in O.A.No.6945 of 2008, dated 22.8.2008 of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.IMTIAZ ALI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : ORDER: (per GM,J) This writ petition has been ﬁled challenging the Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 1 to the extent “The Number of candidates to be admitted to the Written examination (Conventional Type) would be 50 (ﬁfty) times to the total number of vacancies available at material time irrespective of communities” in Annexure-II to the Notiﬁcation No.31/2007, dated 27.12.2007 appended to G.O.Ms.No.570, General Administration (Ser.A) Department, dated 31.12.1997, issued by the 1st respondent, as illegal, unjust, violative of Articles 14,16(4), 21 and 335 of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the Regulations issued under Article 320 of the Constitution of India with particular reference to Regulation 14-A (i) and also contrary to Rule 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Rules and consequently to set aside the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad in O.A.No.6945 of 2008 dated 22-08-2008. 2. The question to be decided in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order dated 23-07-2008 in W.P.No.16029 of 2008. It is brought to the notice of this court that a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court was preferred against the said order and the Supreme Court has permitted the petitioners therein to appear for the mains examination and further directed the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission not to proceed further. 3. Since the Special Leave Petition before Supreme Court in the same matter is pending and since the examination is already conducted, this writ petition is also dismissed. No order as to costs. -------------------------------- GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ------------------------------ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J. 2nd September 2008 cvrk