IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18609 of 2000 Dated 18th September, 2006 Between Badugu Muralidhar …Petitioner And The Government of AP, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Primary Education, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad and ors. ….Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18609 of 2000 ORDER: Though WPMP is listed for hearing, but, at the request of learned Counsel appearing on either side, the Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing and is being disposed of by this order. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks Writ of Mandamus, to appoint him as Secondary Grade Teacher in East Godavari District on the ground that he secured more marks than the last selected candidate in SC (general) Category. It is the case of the petitioner that he applied for the post of Secondary Grade Teacher and wrote written test with hall ticket No. 04103849 and secured 45 marks in the written test and 9 marks in the interview. In total, the petitioner secured 54 marks. Counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents. It is categorically stated in the counter affidavit that the last candidate selected in SC (General) category had secured 54.50 marks, whereas the petitioner secured only 54 marks and as such, the petitioner had not come up for selection. In view of the stand of the respondents in the counter affidavit that the petitioner secured less marks than the last candidate selected in SC (general) category, there is no reason to seek direction for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teacher. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. --------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 18-09-2006. Msnr.