IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10795 of 2004 Between: Vajja Srinivasa Rao, s/o Mastan Rao, r/o H.No.6-2-802/3, Backside NASAR School, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Law & Justice, Government of A.P., 2 Hon'ble High Court of A.P., rep., by the Registrar(Administration). 3 The Registrar, A.P.State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. .....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 a writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondent authorities not to appoint the retired District Judges as the Presidents of the District Forums in the state of A.P., and to further direct the respondent authorities to appoint the Presidents of various District Forums in the State of A.P., either from the Judicial Service who are working as District Judges/Additional District Judges or by adopting the procedure of selection basis from the Advocates who are qualified to be a District Judge. For the Petitioner:MR.VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI For the Respondent no.1: G.P. for Law & Justice. For the Respondent no.2: SMT.M.BHASKARA LAKSHMI (SC FOR APHC) For the Respondent no.3: None appeared The Court made the following : O R D E R : Prayers made in this writ petition purported to have been filed as Public Interest Litigation are such that if allowed, will offend the provisions of Section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The petitioner is seeking direction against the respondents not to appoint retired District Judges as Presidents of District Consumer Forums in the State of Andhra Pradesh and seeking further direction to appoint Presidents of various District Forums from amongst those who are working as District Judges, Additional District Judges or by adopting procedure of selection from advocates who are qualified. We see no reason to entertain such petition. The Writ Petition is dismissed. ----------------------------- ----- (DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ ) 05.07.2004 ------------------------------ ---- (G.ROHINI ,J ) Copy to: 1)The Principal Secretary, Law & Justice, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2)The Registrar(Admn.), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3)The Registrar, A.P.State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad 4) Two CCs to the G.P. for Law & Justice, High Court Buildings, High Courtof A.P., Hyderabad (o.u.t.) 5)The Section Officer, Legal Cell, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 6)Two CD copies. TVR/DRK