IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNES DAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 922 of 2000 Between: 1 Ch.Hariprasad, son of Ch. Krishna Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar Dist 2 B.Ashok Kumar son of Krishnaiah Telkapalli, Mahabubnagar Dist 3 R. Jayakumar son of Shankaraiah Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar Dist 4 D.Sravan Kumar son of D. Yadagiri Sarma Alair, Mahabubnagar Dist 5 Pada D/o Balaswamy Nagarkrunool Mahabubnagar Dist ..... PETITIONER(S) 1 Member Convernor, District Education Officer . The District Selection Committee Mahabubnagar Dist 2 The Chief Executive Officer , Z.P., Mahabubnagar 3 The District Collector & Chairman , Dist. Selection Committee, Mahabubnagar 4 The District of School Education AP, Hyderabad 5 Secretary Education Department Govt of AP Secretariate , Hyderabad 6 The Registrar AP, Administrative Tribunal , Hyderabad Bench, 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 a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the impugned judgements of the AP. Admin. Tribunal in O.A.No. 762/96, and 790/96 dt. 8/07/1998 and quash the same and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled for appointment the post of Hindi Pandits Gr. II on the basis of their merit in the Written Test and Oral Interview in pursuance of 1996 selection with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in not issuing appointment orders to the petitioners on the basis of their selection on the untenable ground that the training qualification possessed by the petitioners are not recognised even thogh several persons similarly situated are appointed and continued in service is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subversive of Artricle 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 922 of 2000 Oral Order : ( Per Sri GM, J ) This Writ Petition is filed challenging the order dated 8- 7-1998 in O.A.Nos.762 of 1996 and 790 of 1996 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hydeabad and consequently seeks a declaration that the petitioners are entitled for appointment to the post of Hindi Pandits Grade II on the basis of their merit in the written test and oral interview in pursuance of selections made in the year 1996. The petitioners state that they possess the qualification of Siksha Visaradha issued by the H in d i Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad and they applied for the posts of Hindi Pandits Grade II in pursuance of the notification issued by the 2nd respondent in the year 1996. When the applications of the petitioners were not received by the authorities, the petitioners filed the instant O.As. before the Tribunal. The Tribunal on adjudication of the matter however came to the conclusion that Siksha Visaradha certificate issued by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad is not recognized by the Committee constituted by the State Government, on that premise, the Tribunal declined to entertain the case of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Hindi Pandits Grade II. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that the Tribunal on consideration of the material on record came to the proper conclusion that Siksha Visarada Certificate issued by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad cannot be treated as equivalent to that of Pandit Training Certificate issued by the Commissioner for Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh, until and unless the Government declare it as equivalent to that of the certificate issued by the Commissioner for Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh. In the circumstances, we do not see any ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the Tribunal. The writ petition is meritless and is dismissed. No costs. _______________ GM, J ________________ SK, J dt : 18-2-2009 kk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 922 of 2000 18-2-2009