IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.22331 of 1996 Dated: September 19, 2006 Between: A.R.V. Ramana Rao, S/o. late Prabhakar Rao, Aged about 29 years, Occ: Private Teacher, R/o. H.No.2-2-144, Dubbawada, Metpally, Karimnagar District. … Petitioner And The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, And another. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the second respondent in not considering the case petitioner as a local candidate of Karimnagar District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Pursuant to the notification issued by the respondents for selection and appointment of candidates to the post of teachers, the petitioner is said to have appeared for the written test and attended the interview. He filed this writ petition when he was not being considered under the quota of local candidates. 3. This court, while admitting the writ petition, by order dated 17-10-1996 granted interim directions to consider the case of the petitioner as a local candidate. Though the writ petition is of the year 1996, no counter affidavit has been filed. 4. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to continue the petitioner in service if he has already been appointed pursuant to the orders of this court dated 17-10-1996. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. September 19, 2006 MRR