IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 24166 of 1999 Between: G.Mohan Babu S/o G.Venkateswara Rao,Hindu R/o Palagudem Vilalge & Post, Elluru Mandal, West Godavari District 534 004. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, rep.by its Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 2 The Recruitment Selection Committee-96, Railway Protection Force,South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. .....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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to set-aside the selections by declaring that the selections made by the respondent in pursuant to notification No.2/96,dt.20-11-96 of the first Respondent contrary to the rules as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to re-conduct the selections on zonal basis by conducting common examination, common interview etc. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.J.M.NAIDU Counsel for Respondents : Mr.GOURI SHANKAR SANGHI The Court made the following : ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the selections made by the first respondent pursuant to Notification No.2/96, dt.20-11-96 to the post of Police Constables as bad and seeks a direction to the respondents to re-conduct the selections on zonal basis by conducting common examination, common interview etc. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for Respondents. The learned counsel appearing for respondents placed a copy of the order passed in W.P.No.26341 of 1998 dated 21.6.2005 before this Court, stating that in a similar matter, this Court dismissed the writ petition. In the circumstances, following the above order and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also dismissed. While communicating this order, a copy of the order passed in W.P.No.26341 of 1998 dated 21.6.2005 shall be enclosed. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 4.7.2005 DA/MRR To 1 The Chief Security Commissioner, Union of India, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 2 The Recruitment Selection Committee-96, Railway Protection Force, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. (along with copy of judgment in W.P.No.26341/98 dt.21.6.05) 3 Two CD copies.