IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.26727 of 1998 BETWEEN: C.Siva Shankar ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Executive Director, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Cuddapah and others .....RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.26727 of 1998 ORDER: The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in selecting the 3rd respondent to the post of ‘Cleaner’ as arbitrary and illegal and in violation of Article 16 of the Constitution of India and for a consequential direction to the 1st and 2nd respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of ‘Cleaner’. The writ petition was dismissed as against the 3rd respondent by order of this Court dated 07.04.2009 and, as such, the main relief sought for in this writ petition cannot be granted. The question of granting the consequential relief would depend on the grant of main relief. As the main relief cannot be granted, the consequential relief cannot also be granted. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. 16th February 2010 CVRK