IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.10070 of 2006 Dated: February 19, 2007 Between: R.C.M. Elementary School, Annadevarapet, Tallapudi Mandal, West Godavari District, Rep. by its Deputy General Manager, Father, Fr. I. Michael, S/o. late Samuel, R/o. Tangellamudi, Eluru, West Godavari District. … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been filed questioning the vires of the rules framed under G.O.Ms.No.1, Education dated 01-01-1994 and also G.O.Ms.No.103, Education dated 05-08-2005. A consequential direction is sought to set aside Proceedings Rc.No.1042/B1-2/2005 dated 03-03-2006, issued by the second respondent. However, when the Writ Petition has been taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is confining the relief sought only to the validity of the impugned proceedings and further submits that the Writ Petition is covered to be disposed of in terms of the order of this court dated 29-12-2006, passed in W.A.No.1578 of 2005 and batch. Recording the submission of the learned counsel and following the ratio laid down in the aforesaid order, the impugned proceedings are set aside. However, it is made clear that this order shall not preclude the competent authorities from undertaking fresh exercise for rationalization, which may lead to declaration of certain teachers as surplus and for absorption of such surplus teachers. The Writ Petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. No costs. ______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. February 19, 2007 MRR