IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 20444 of 2004 Between: P. Ram Mohan Reddy S/o P.S. V. Satyanarayana Reddy R/o 78-6-27, Behind RTC Complex, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Registrar General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The District Judge, East Godavari District, Rajahmundry. .....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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not selecting the petitioner to the post of Attender under OC. Category in District Court East Godavari even though he is eligible in O.C. Category as illegal,arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Attender, Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.POLISETTI RADHA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) There is hardly any ground to interfere in this writ petition in which the petitioner is questioning his non-selection to the post of Attender in the District Court, East Godavari at Rajahmundry. Petitioner states that he applied for the post and he was also called for interview, whereafter further documents were asked to be produced, which were also produced but was not ultimately selected. In such matters where the question is of selection, unless there is challenge on the ground of mala fides or arbitrariness apparent on the face of the record, there cannot be interference on the judicial side. The right of the petitioner is only for being considered. Petitioner was interviewed. There is no force in the petition. Writ petition is dismissed. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 10-11-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J tvr To 1 The Registrar General, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The District Judge, East Godavari District, Rajahmundry. 3 2 CCs to the Standing Counsel, High Court of A.P., High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.