HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.348 of 2011 Date: January 19, 2011 Between: K. Basheeruddin. … Petitioner And 1. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.348 of 2011 ORDER: The writ petitioner after having passed his ITI in Diesel Mechanic Trade had undergone training with the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation as an apprentice. The APSRTC is now proposing to fill up the posts of ‘Shramiks’. However, the upper age limit has not been relaxed in favour of those candidates who have undergone apprenticeship training with the APSRTC. Therefore, entertaining a batch of cases this Court has passed orders directing the respondent Corporation to accord the benefit of age relaxation to a maximum extent of four years only in favour of such candidates who have undergone apprenticeship training with the APSRTC. This order of relaxation of upper age will not enure to any other benefit. It will only enable such candidates to compete along with the rest of the candidates drawn from open market. 2. Hence, the respondent Corporation is directed to ensure that all such candidates who have undergone apprenticeship training with them to be accorded relaxation of the upper age limit to a maximum extent of four years in favour of such candidates and consider their cases along with rest of the candidates. It is amply made clear that granting of relaxation of upper age limit does not amount to according any preferential claim in the matter of recruitment of such candidates. I hope and trust that the first respondent Corporation would issue necessary instructions to all the recruiting agencies in this regard so that all candidates need not be driven to this Court. 3. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly with the consent of the learned standing counsel for the Corporation. No costs. _______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: January 19, 2011. Note: Issue order copy by wire at party’s costs. //B.O.// BSB