IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4011 of 2000 Between: J.Vijayalakshmi, w/o Danial Raju, Taduvai Post, Jangareddigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Child Development Project Officer, I.C.D.S.Project, Polavaram, West Godavari District. 2. Regional Deputy Director, Department of Women Development and Child Welfare, Eluru, W.G.District. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking writ of Mandamus to direct the first respondent to receive the application of the petitioner to sit for written test for the post of Grade-II, Supervisor of the Integrated Child Development Scheme Project. 2. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents it is stated that as per the scheme a candidate should not have completed 45 years of age as on the cut off date i.e., 31.12.1999. It is stated the petitioner as per the cut off date notified as per the guidelines was not qualified. 3. In that view of the matter, as much as the petitioner was not qualified having regard to the age prescribed, he was not allowed to write examination. In such an event, no direction can be issued which will run contrary to the very scheme itself. 4. The writ petition is devoid of merits and hence the same is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. Date: 29th September 2005. BSB