IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.22656 of 2008 Between: Katari Parvathi W/o. Late Kondala Rao, R/o. D.No.7 / 122, Katur Village & Post, Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna Dist. ...PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of A.P. Rep. by Dist. Collector Krishna Dist. at Machilipatnam. 2 The Dist. Education Officer Krishna Dist. at Machilipatnam. 3 The Mandal Education Officer Vuyyur Mandal Krishna Dist. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner as cooking agent and proposing to allot the cooking agency in favour of third parties as illegal arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner as cooking agent of Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru, Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna Dist. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.22656 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition has been ﬁled by the petitioner assailing action of the respondents in not considering her request to allot her Cooking Agency for Mid Day Meal Scheme being introduced in Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru, Vuyyuru. The petitioner is working as organizer of Devi Self Help Group of Katuru Village, Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna District. She was selected as Cooking Agent for the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Mandal Parishad Elementary School, Katuru in the year 2003. Since then, she has been continuing as a Cooking Agent and supplying food for 50 students studying in the School. The Government proposed to extend the Mid Day Meal Scheme to Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru. On coming to know the proposal of the Government, the petitioner submitted an application to appoint her as Cooking Agent for implementation of the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru. There being no action on the part of the respondents on her representation, she approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the Writ Petition came up “for admission”, learned Government Pleader for School Education received notices on behalf of the respondents. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 to 3. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, reports that the applications received for appointing agency for implementation of the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru are yet to be considered. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to consider the application of the petitioner along with the other eligible persons for appointing agency for implementation of the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Zilla Parishad High School, Katuru. _______________________ (B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J) 20th October 2008 RRB