IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6158 of 2000 Between: B.Sreenivas, S/o. Ramaiah, Marrikunta, Garidepally Mandal, Nalgonda District ..... PETITIONER AND The Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the illegal action of the Respondents not appointing the petitioner as Officer under training(General) under sports quota in pursuance of the circulars issued by respondent authorities is illegal, arbitrary and violation of circulars and fundemental rights of the petitioner for the post of officer under Training(General) under sports quota and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOONA REDDY ANJI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6158 of 2000 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction by way of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not appointing him as Officer under Training (Technical/General) under sports quota in pursuance of the Circular issued by the respondent authorities as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of petitioner that pursuant to the notification issued by the respondent for the post of Officer under Training (Technical/General) in the newspaper on 13/14-05-1999, he applied for the said post and attended the written examination held on 27-07-1999. The respondent authorities did not give any information with regard to the marks secured in the written examination. The petitioner claims reservation of 1% under sports quota based on the Circular issued by the respondent on 16-11-1997, since he comes under the purview of the said Circular. A counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondent stating that the respondent issued a notification for direct recruitment for the post of Officer under Training (Technical/General) in the newspaper on 13/14-05- 1999. Pursuant to the said notification, the petitioner applied for the said post and attended the written examination held on 25-07-1999. The results of the written examination were notified on 06-10-1999 and that the petitioner did not qualify in the written examination for interview. The said Circular provides 1% reservation only for direct recruitment to Class-III and Class-IV posts but not to the Class-I (Officers) posts. It is stated that for the posts of Officer under Training (Technical/General) no reservation is provided for under sports quota in the said Circular. It is also stated that the said Circular was cancelled on 31-12-1998 itself i.e., even before issuance of the Notification. Inasmuch as the post notified is only Class-1 post, and as per Circular instructions reservation of 1% is applicable only to Class-III and Class-IV posts and not for Class-I (Officers) posts, and as the said Circular was cancelled on 31-12-1998, even prior to the Notification issued for the post of Officer under Training (Technical/General), I am of the view that there is no basis for claiming such reservation by the petitioner in this writ petition. Hence, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 25-02-2009 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{PRASAD}