IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 13973 of 1999 Between: 1 D.Kanaka Durga D/o.Dattatri Rao Siddipet Medak District 2 L.Sathaiah S/o.Sudarshanam Siddipet Medak District 3 R.Surindra Babu S/o.R.Mallesham Siddipet Medak District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Selection Committee rep.by its Member Convenor District Educational Officer, Medak at Sangareddy 2 The Director of School Education AP., Hyderabad 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Secretary Education Department Secretariat, Hyderabad 4 The A.P.Administrative Tribunal Purana Haveli, Hyderabad rep.by its Registrar .....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 order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the impugned judgment of the 4th respondent in OA.No.1591/1998 Dt.17/02/1999 in so far as the petitioners are concerned as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled for selection and appointment to the posts of Hindi Pandits Grade-II in Medak District in pursuance of the notification Dt.15/03/1998 issued by the 2nd respondent on the file of their performance in the written test and oral interview. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.FAZAL YOUSUFFUDIN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per GM, J) This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 17.02.1999 passed in O.A.No.1591 of 1998 by the 4th respondent-Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.Nos.16841 of 1999 and batch, dated 09.10.2001. In the circumstances, following the said judgment and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed. A copy of the order in W.P.No.16841 of 1999 and batch, dated 09.10.2001, be annexed to this order. No costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED ,J ________________ SANJAY KUMAR,J Date:21.01.2009 sj