THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.7321 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted by five individuals seeking a writ of mandamus for declaring the selections carried out by the Tirumala Tirupathi Deveathanams (henceforth referred to as ‘the Devasthanams’), the 1st respondent herein, to the post of Junior Assistants without following the Presidential Order 1975, as illegal and arbitrary. In essence, the grievance of the petitioners is that for undertaking the recruitment to the post of Junior Assistants / L.D. Clerks, the 1st respondent Devasthanams ought to have followed the principle of reservation contained in para 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres & Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 (for short ‘the Presidential Order, 1975’). Para 8 of the Presidential Order has reserved 80% of the posts occupying status and rank of L.D. Clerks / Junior Assistants and less than it in favour of local candidates and each District is to be treated as the Unit for the purpose of appointment to the said posts. Thanks to the 32nd Amendment of our Constitution, Article 371D came to be introduced empowering the President to promulgate an order regulating the sphere of employment for providing equitable opportunities and accordingly, the aforementioned Presidential Order has been promulgated and it was brought into force with effect from 18-10-1975. But however, the said Presidential Order is only intended to regulate the employment in the State services for which local cadres have been organized. Service under the 1st respondent Devasthanams cannot be considered or construed as a service to the State of Andhra Pradesh. Therefore, the Provisions of the Presidential Order do not have any applicability to employment in the 1st respondent Devasthanams. In fact, that is the view that has taken by this Court in the Judgment rendered in N. RAM GOPAL v. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TIRUMALA TIRUPATHI DEVASTHANAM, TIRUPATI[1]. Following the same, this writ petition deserves to be dismissed. Sri Y.V. Ravi Prasad, the learned Standing Counsel for the Devasthanams also informs that the selections have been carried out by the 1st respondent Devasthanams strictly going by the merit of the candidates at the competitive examinations and no preferences have been given in favour of any particular candidate treating him as a local candidate. In view of this statement made by the learned Standing Counsel, the writ petition is dismissed at the admission stage without costs. --------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 7th April 2011 [1] 2005 (6) ALT 210