IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No: 27843 of 2008 BETWEEN: M. Jayalakshmi W/o. P.V. Bhavannarayana, II Additional District Judge, Amalapuram East Godavari District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary Law Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The High Court of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Registrar General, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS 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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the Rules 4(2)(ii) and 12(b) of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, as also the clauses 1(A) and (B) of the notification No.2/203-RC dated 11.8.2003 issued by the 2nd respondent being against the principles laid down by the Hon`ble Supreme Court through its judgment reported in 2002(4) SCC 247 as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles, 14& 16 of the Constitution of India and also violative of principles of natural justice etc and consequently direct the respondents to consider cases of petitioner irrespective of her cadre in the service then declare the result of petitioner of the interview conducted by the 2nd respondent pursuant to the notification No.2/203-RC dated 11.8.2003 and grant such other just and consequential relief or reliefs as this Hon`ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.V.ANANTHA KRISHNA Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR LAW Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR (SC FOR APHC) The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) This writ petition is filed challenging the provisions of the Rules 4(2)(ii) and 12(b) of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 1962 issued under G.O.Ms.No.2207 Home (Personnel.A) Department dated 04.12.1962. 2. The 1962 Rules are repealed and substituted by the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 2007, issued in G.O.Ms.119 Law (LA&J SC.F) Department dated 02.08.2008, which came into effect from 01.01.2007. The writ petition instituted is, thus, misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J December 24, 2008 DSK