IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24342 OF 2009 Between: R.Ramaiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Bus Bhavan, Mushirabad, Hyderabad and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.24342 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not selecting/appointing the petitioner as Traffic Supervisor Trainee under departmental quota in Karimnagar Zone as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner also seeks a direction to set aside the 1st respondent’s order dated 01.09.2009 under which the petitioner was informed that he vacancy against which he is claiming appointment would be carried forward for the future recruitment. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri K. Madhava Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation and perused the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the Corporation. The learned counsel for the petitioner while relying upon a decision of this Court in K. RAJASEKHAR v. VICE-CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, APSRTC, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER[1] submitted that the impugned decision of the respondents to carry forward the vacancy in question for future recruitment is arbitrary and illegal. In the said decision, having considered the scope and object of the ad hoc rule made under G.O.Ms.No.544, dated 4.12.1998, this Court held that the said provision applies only to fallout vacancies due to relinquishment and non-joining etc., of selected candidates and such vacancies shall be notified in the next recruitment. The learned counsel appearing for the Corporation has not disputed the fact that the ratio laid down in the above said decision squarely applies to the case on hand. Accordingly, following the order in W.P.No.12828 of 2009 dated 03.09.2009, the impugned proceedings of the respondents dated 01.09.2009 are hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to consider the candidature of the petitioner for appointment against the post of Traffic Supervisor Trainee reserved under departmental quota subject to his selection by the Selection Committee. Such exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI,J. Dt. 23.12.2009 Note:- CC in one week. (B/O) Ivd [1] 2009 (6) ALD 293