IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 17528 of 1997 Between: B.Sairam Goud, S/o Sri B.Ramaiah Goud R/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P., Represented by its Chief Secretary Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department Secretariat, 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not providing Reservations in Educational Institutions and Public Employment in favour of the Backward Classes in proportion to their population as arbitrary, illegal and unjust as it violates the Provisions of Articles 14, 15, 16, 38, 46, 243(B) and 243(T) of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondents to provide reservation in educational institutions and public employment in favour of the Backward Classes in proportion to their population after conducting census and taking necessary statistics on the population figures of Backward Classes. Counsel for the Petitioner: None Appeared Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This petition was notified for hearing on 8.6.2009. As nobody had appeared for the petitioner, in the interest of justice, hearing was adjourned to today. Even today, when the matter was called out for hearing, learned Advocate for the petitioner has not been present. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed for default with no order as to costs. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 09.6.2009 bnr