THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16765 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner is a union of Contract Workers and Employees of Srisailam Left Bank Hydro Electric Scheme. It challenges a letter, dated 01.07.2005, addressed by the Chief Engineer (Operation & Maintenance), A.P. Power Generation Corporation Limited, SLBHES, Srisailam Dam West, Mahaboobnagar, the second respondent herein, to the General Secretary, A.P. Girijana Sangam, the fifth respondent herein, that it has decided to entrust all the existing unskilled works in the project to the societies, comprising of Scheduled Tribes and that all the Scheduled Tribe backlog vacancies that arose on account of filling up of 111 vacancies in the project would be filled by the end of July, 2005. The petitioner contends that it is very much in doubt whether the project is in scheduled area and even if it is so, the question of reserving the works for the societies comprising of Scheduled Tribes does not arise. It is also stated that the en bloc reservation of posts in favour of Scheduled Tribe candidates is contrary to the provisions of the Constitution. On behalf of the respondents, separate counter affidavits are filed. It is stated that the project is within the scheduled area and several steps have been taken from time to time to protect the interest of the Scheduled Tribes. It is stated that the petitioner cannot have any genuine grievance, since it has a different purpose and object to serve. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel for A.P.Genco, the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare and the learned counsel for the fifth respondent. Though the petitioner had mentioned, in detail, the various activities undertaken by it and the grievance felt by it from time to time, it is not necessary to refer to them. The controversy in this writ petition is limited to the legality and validity of the letter, dated 01.07.2005. Through the said letter, the second respondent had informed the fifth respondent that the unskilled works available in the project would be entrusted to the societies, comprising of Scheduled Tribes, duly extending the benefits provided for under G.O.Ms.No.52, Transport, Roads and Buildings (B.i-I) Department, dated 18.03.2000, and that the S.T. backlog vacancies would be filled and the steps would be initiated for filling up the Scheduled Tribe backlog vacancies, by the end of July, 2005. So far as the first limb is concerned, the petitioner has absolutely no grievance or concern, about it. The manner in which the second respondent shall get the unskilled works executed is not at all the concern of the petitioner. Instead of getting such works through various agencies, it has been decided to entrust them to the societies of Scheduled Tribes, on the ground that the project itself is located in a tribal area. The petitioner cannot be heard to challenge such decision either on the grounds as to the exact location of the project or the legality of such a decision. The Government is under obligation to protect the interest of the Scheduled Tribes and in discharge of such obligation, it has decided to entrust the unskilled works to the members of the Scheduled Tribes. Even if the works are allotted to other persons or agencies, the petitioner has no say in the matter. The second grievance of the petitioner is about the proposal to fill the Scheduled Tribe backlog vacancies. Assuming that the project is not situated in the scheduled area, the Government is under obligation to ensure that the vacancies earmarked for Scheduled Tribes are filled only with those candidates. Except indicating that the Scheduled Tribe backlog vacancies would be filled up through a specified programme, the impugned letter neither enhanced the amount of reservation nor did it propose to bring in its fold the vacancies, which are otherwise not reserved. Viewed from any angle, the petitioner cannot be said to be having any genuine grievance vis-à-vis the letter. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:22.12.2008 kdl