THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17576 of 2004 Dated : 17.09.2007 Between: B.Rangaswamy S/o B.Nagappa ..... PETITIONER And: The Government of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Justice & Courts Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.17576 of 2004 ORDER: Petitioner, who is a practicing advocate, filed this writ petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 and 2 in appointing the third respondent as Additional Public Prosecutor in the Court of Assistant Sessions Judge, Nandikotkur, Kurnool District, vide G.O.Rt.No.1569 dated 08.09.2004, as arbitrary and illegal and contrary to the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms.No.187 dated 06.12.2000. Though rule nisi was issued on 30.09.2004, no interim order was passed suspending the operation of G.O.Rt.No.1569. A perusal of G.O.Rt.No.1569 shows that the third respondent was appointed on 08.09.2004 for a period of three years and as the said period has come to an end, this Court is of the view that no orders need be passed in this writ petition. Hence, this Court sees no merits in the writ petition. Further, Government issued instructions in G.O.Ms.No.187 dated 06.12.2000 regulating appointment and conditions of services of law officers of Government of Andhra Pradesh other than the Advocate General and Additional Advocates-General. The said instructions clearly specify that while recommending names of the advocates for appointment as Assistant Government Pleaders, law officers, etc., and in making selection, every endeavour shall be made to provide equitable representation to members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, in accordance with the ratio of 15%, 6% and 25%, respectively. Therefore, respondents 1 and 2 are hereby directed to follow the said guidelines in recommending and selecting law officers in future. With the above observation, writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 17.09.2007 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. (B/o) sh