IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.19623 of 1997 Dated: September 5, 2006 Between: Ganta Bangaruraju, S/o. Venkataramana, Hindu, Aged 37 years, R/o. Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District. … Petitioner And The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, and Others. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondent in filling up the posts of selected Secondary Grade Teachers of 1996 list. 2. Pursuant to the notification issued in the year 1996, for the posts of Secondary Grade Teachers, Language Pandits etc., in Government Zilla Parishad Schools, petitioner has appeared and passed the written test. His grievance is that though he was called for interview, his case was not considered for appointment to the said post. 3. The interview of a candidate is a supplementary test and not the exclusive test for assessing his suitability. It is to be seen, merely because the petitioner was called for an interview, it cannot be said that he is entitled to be appointed to that post. Recruitment of a candidate to a post may be based either on written examination or on interview or it may be a mixture of both. Further, if a candidate takes a calculated chance and appears at the interview, then, only because the result of the interview is not palatable to him, he cannot turn round and subsequently contend that the process of selection was unfair. Moreover, the petitioner could have approached the A.P. Administrative Tribunal to get his grievance redressed before approaching this Court. No direction as sought for can be issued at this stage. 4. The writ petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. September 5, 2006 MRR