THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.22918 of 2009 ORDER: The Government of India intended to appoint Members to the S.T. Commission. The Joint Director of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 1st respondent herein addressed a letter dated 23.08.2007 to the petitioner stating that the Hon’ble President of India has approved his claim for appointment as Member and requested him to convey his acceptance. Promptly the petitioner gave his consent on 28.08.2007. However, the appointment was not made. This writ petition is filed with a prayer to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not appointing the petitioner as Member. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Standing Counsel for the Central Government. The appointment offered to the petitioner was honorary in nature. It is only the persons with good character and moral values that would be considered for such positions. The 1st respondent considered the case of the petitioner and in fact requested for the consent of the petitioner. Consent was also given. Subsequent enquires and information however revealed that the character of the petitioner is not that clean as was thought of by the respondents. None other than the wife of the petitioner addressed a letter alleging that the petitioner is a worthless man without character and he is a dishonest and deceitful human being and above all a criminal, facing the charges of various crimes. The allegations of adultery and defalcation of Government funds were also made. The enquiries made by the respondents revealed that it is not desirable to appoint the petitioner as a Member. In this background, this Court cannot grant any relief to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 03.11.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.22918 of 2009 Date: 03.11.2009 JSU