HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.1876 of 2005 Dated:17.09.2007 Between: S.Ampaiah and 24 others. …Petitioner And: Union of India, reptd. by its Secretary, Department of Tele communication, Door Sanchar Bhavan, New Delhi and three others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.1876 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring Letter No.1-45/2004-DE, dated 04.10.2004, and similar other letters issued by the Director General, BSNL (A Government of India Enterprise), New Delhi, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, direct the respondents to extend the benefit of relaxation of qualifying standards, mentioned in Lr.No.12-15/2002-DE, dated 10.03.2003, to the petitioners for promotion as Junior Telecom Officers, as against 35% quota, in the examination held on 06.05.2000, on par with 15% quota candidates, who appeared in the examination held during the years 1999 and 2000 vide Letter No.12-15/2002-DE, dated 10.03.2003. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.12614 of 2004, dated 02.12.2004. The relevant portion of the said order, reads as under: “Therefore, from the above discussion, it is clear that because of number of vacancies lying vacant for want of suitable candidates, some relaxation was given in respect of 15% quota. As seen from the impugned proceedings, it is clear that number of candidates have been qualified in the screening test held on 06.05.2000 in respect of 35% quota and therefore, such relaxation cannot be given in respect of 35% quota.” Hence, following the orders, dated 02.12.2004, passed by this Court in W.P.No.12614 of 2004, the present writ petition is also dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 17.09.2007 dr