HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2151 of 2008 Dated: 07.02.2008 Between: Ch.Markondaiah and another. … Petitioners And The Andhra bank and another. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2151 of 2008 ORDER: Heard Sri P.Venkat Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1st respondent-Andhra Bank. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent- Bank in restricting the consideration for making the appointments for the posts of Part Time Sweepers for the candidates sponsored by the 2nd respondent- Employment Exchange alone as illegal and a further direction to consider the cases of the petitioners also. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is stated that as there are some vacant posts of Part Time Sweepers in the first respondent-Bank at Zonal Office, Warangal, the 1st respondent sought requisition of names from the 2nd respondent-Employment Exchange vide letter No.239/3/126/1440, dated 26.11.2007. It is also stated that the 1st respondent is confining the consideration only to the candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange. The petitioner placed reliance upon a Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Excise Superintendent vs. K.B.N.Visweshwara Rao[1]. In the aforesaid Judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court while considering the said issue observed that seeking sponsorship of candidates from the Employment Exchange is one of the known methods to fill up the vacancies. It was also made clear that consideration need not be confined to only such candidates and the claims of the candidates, who respond to the publication in newspaper and the notice displayed in the Notice Board, can also be considered. In this case, it is submitted by the learned counsel that though the 1st respondent addressed the letter, dated 26.11.2007, but, so far, no selections have been made. If the vacant posts of Part Time Sweepers are not filled, as on today, there shall be a direction to the 1st respondent-Bank that the claims of the petitioners shall also be considered for appointment to the said posts, subject to their fulfillment of the eligible criteria as notified by the 1st respondent. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Date: 07.02.2008 Note: Issue C.C. tomorrow. (B/o) JSU [1] 1996(6) SCALE 676