HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.5498 of 2010 Date: 10.03.2010 Between: Dr. Tedanakula Krishna Rao. … Petitioner And The C.E.O. Arogya Sri Health Trust, Govt. of A.P. and two others. … Respondents. HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.5498 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner a retired Government Servant, who, prior to his retirement, was working as a Deputy Civil Surgeon at the Primary Health Centre, Singarayakonda has filed this writ petition seeking a direction from this Court to declare the action of the second respondent is not disposing of his representation dated 27.1.2010 seeking a suitable job as the District Coordinator, Rajiv Arogya Sree, Prakasam District as illegal and arbitrary. He seeks a consequential direction that his representation dated 27.1.2010 be disposed of. In the representation dated 27.1.2010 addressed to Rajiv Arogya Sri Trust, which is said to be headed by the District Collector, the petitioner gives details of his academic qualifications and his work profile. He also enclosed thereto a letter from the Minister for Mines and Geology recommending his candidature for the post of District Coordinator. Any direction issued by this Court to the respondents to consider the representation would amount to a mandamus being issued for the petitioner’s candidature to be considered for appointment. It is well settled that no mandamus can be issued to the authorities concerned to fill up vacancies since these are all matters in their executive realm (Union of India v. Majji Jangammayya[1]). The mere existence of vacancies in the posts of District Coordinators would not entitle the petitioner to claim that he should automatically be appointed thereto since the appointment to such posts can only be on all eligible candidates being considered and not exclusively the candidature of the petitioner. No mandamus can, therefore, be issued directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 27.1.2010. Needless to state that as and when the first respondent decides to fill up the posts of District Coordinator, the petitioner’s case may also be considered along with all other eligible candidates strictly in accordance with law. The writ petition as filed is devoid of merits and is, accordingly, dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________ 10.3.2010 usd/asp [1] AIR 1977 SC 757