IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.10470 of 1998 Dated: September 19, 2006 Between: Y. Venkata Krishnaiah, S/o. Atchaiah, Aged about 36 years, R/o. Ananthampalli, Penagaluru Mandal, Cuddapah District. … Petitioner And The Director of School Education, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad, and another. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting the application of the petitioner for the post of Secondary Grade Teacher on the ground that he is over-aged as illegal and arbitrary. 2. This court, while admitting the writ petition, by order dated 17-04-1998, passed in W.P.M.P.No.12700 of 1998, granted interim directions permitting the petitioner to sit for the written examination held on 19-04-1998 for the post of Secondary Grade Teacher. 3. Though the writ petition is of the year 1998, no counter affidavit has been filed. 4. As much as the petitioner was already permitted to sit for the examination pursuant to the interim orders of this court, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to continue the petitioner in service as per the applicable rules, if he was selected in the selections made to the said post. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. September 19, 2006 MRR