THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18753 OF 2011 Dated: 27-08-2011 Between: P. Esub Ali Khan and five others ... PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, School Education (PE.SSA) Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others ... RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18753 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners worked as non-formal education instructors under the schemes that were in vogue till recently. The Government introduced Rajiv Vidya Mission under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan launched by the Central Government and issued guidelines for appointment of cluster resource persons. The upper age limit for appointment as cluster resource persons was fairly less. On a representation made by the representatives and the non-formal education instructors, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No. 73, dated 23-06-2011 relaxing the age limit up to 45 years. The petitioners state that they worked as non- formal education instructors under the previous scheme and they have crossed 45 years. They seek further relaxation of the age limit for being considered as cluster resource persons. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4. The government itself has relaxed the age limit up to 45 years duly taking into account the factors pleaded by the representatives etc. This Court cannot direct the respondents to further enhance the age limit. It is always open for the appointing authority to stipulate norms. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 27-08-2011 ks