IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 14843 of 2009 Between: 1 C. Devarajulu Reddy S/o. Kuppu Reddy R/o. Velpur village, Gangadhara Nellore (M) Chittoor District 2 G. Harinatha Reddy S/o.Kuppu Reddy R/o. Velpur village, Gangadhara Nellore (M) Chittoor District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, and Chairman for District School Education, Chittoor District 2 The Regional Joint Director, School Education, Kadapa, at Kadapa 3 The District Educational Officer, Chittoor District 4 The Deputy Educational Officer, Chittoor, Chittoor District 5 Rev. Dr. Y. Williams, Bishop for Vellore, Manager for All Diocesan Schools, Vellore Diocesan, Vellore 6 The Secretary, Vellore Diocesan, Vellore, 1/A Officers Line, Vellore-632001, Tamilnadu 7 Thiru Arul Pavai, Incharge Head Mistress, Sherman Girls, Chittoor, Chittoor District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the issuance of appointment order dated 29.6.2009 issued by Respondent No.5 in appointing respondent No.7 as the Head Mistress, in-charge of C.S.I., Vellore Dioceses Sherman Memorial Girls High School, Chittoor and cancel the same as it is arbitrary, illegal, and against the principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K. SAI KRISHNA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: G.P. FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 to 7: None appeared The Court made the following : ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Anil R. Dave) This is a public interest litigation wherein the petitioners have ventilated their grievance with regard to appointment of a Head Mistress in a particular school. In our opinion, in service matters, this Court should not interfere when there is a public interest litigation. Moreover, no representation has been made by the petitioners for ventilating their grievance before the concerned authority. In the circumstances, learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners shall make a representation on the subject matter of this petition before respondent No.2. If such a representation is made, we are sure that, the same shall be looked into by respondent No.2 objectively and he shall do the needful. The petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. _______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 27.7.2009 bnr