IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.10312 OF 2011 Date:27.04.2011 Between:- Akula Srinivas .. Petitioner And APSRTC., rep.by its Executive Director (Hyd-Zone) and another .. Respondents ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed to issue a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not sending call letter to the petitioner to attend the interview for the post of Shramic in A.P.S.R.T.C., Medak District, Sangareddy Region as arbitrary and illegal and consequently, direct respondent No.2 to call the petitioner for the interview for the said post. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he joined in Army Force (Technical Department) as a Craftsman in the year 1986 and retired from service in the year 2002. He worked in private companies as Diesel Mechanic and has experience in Diesel Engineering. He possesses all the requisite qualifications for being appointed as Shramik in A.P.S.R.T.C. In pursuance of the notification issued for appointment of Shramik in Diesel Mechanic in A.P.S.R.T.C, Medak Region, Medak District at Sangareddy, he applied to respondent No.2 for the said post. After thorough verification of the documents, respondent No.2 received his application and issued an acknowledgment and orally said that he would send the call letter for interview to his address. But respondent No.2 has not communicated any call letter to him to appear for the interview in the office of respondent No.2. The authorities have issued call letters to some other persons to attend interview to be held on 16.04.2011 at Sangareddy. He is the only person to apply for the said post, as there is only one post reserved for Ex-Servicemen Category in Diesel Mechanic Shramik Post. Respondent No.2 is trying to appoint some other person and so, he is not sending the call letter to the petitioner to attend the interview. When he applied for the post of Diesel Mechanic, his application was rejected by the Personal Officer, A.P.S.R.T.C, stating that the Army trade of Vehicle Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) Class-I is not equivalent to Civil Trade of ITI of Motor Mechanic/Diesel Mechanic. But the Government of A.P., Department of Sainik Welfare has sent a letter to respondent No.2 stating that the Army Trade of Vehicle Mechanic (Motor Vehicle) Cass-I is equated to National Classification of Occupation and suitable and equivalent to civil post for Ex-Servicemen seeking re-employment as per G.O.Ms.No.16 Labour Employment and Training and Factories (EMP) Dept., dated 12.04.1999, and No.15012/8/82 Estt.(D) of Government of India, Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training), dated 12.02.1986. On that letter, the Personal Officer accepted his application and issued acknowledgment copy. There was no communication from respondent No.2 for five months and he came to know that respondent No.2 was sending the call letters to other persons to attend the interview, who applied for the same. He filed representation through Department of Sainik Welfare to respondent No.2 stating that he is fully qualified and experienced person and requested him to send call letter. Respondent No.2 has not responded nor sent the call letter and issued call letters to other candidates. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. The case of the petitioner is that though his application was received, call letter has not been sent. Though the petitioner has no right to seek for appointment, he has got right to be considered to the post, if he is otherwise qualified and eligible for the post. Therefore, the respondents have to take appropriate decision as to whether the petitioner fit into the qualifications and eligibility criteria prescribed in the notification issued for filling up of the post of Shramic (Diesel Mechanic), in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 27th April, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.10312 OF 2011 Date:27-04-2011 AMD