IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 248 of 2009 Between: Yedgikar Atmaram S/o.Bhaskar Rao R/o.C/o.B.Pandurangam H.No.3-1-396/1,Nimboli Adda, Kachiguda Hyderabad-27 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner & Director of School Education AP., Hyderabad 2 The District Educational Officer-cum-Secretary DSC- 2008,Nizamabad, Nizamabad District .....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 direction or order especially in the nature of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not receiving the applications seeking appointment to the posts of Secondary Grade Teacher Hindi Language as well to the post of Hindi Pandit on the pretext that the petitioner had not studied Telugu as his 1st Language as being illegal, arbitrary, and in violation of Articles, 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to receive the applications submitted by the petitioner to the posts referred above and permit him to process of selection. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAMCHANDER GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by Yedgikar Atmaram assailing the action of the respondents in not receiving his application seeking appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teacher, Hindi Language. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perused the material placed on record. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner applied for the post of Language Pandit (Hindi), since he possessed requisite qualifications. He further submits that the respondents are not entertaining the application of the petitioner. I have gone through the copy of the application, which has been placed on record. In the category of posts, the petitioner indicated Language Pandit, but in the notification, the applications were called for, for the posts of Language Pandit (Telugu) and Language Pandit (Hindi). If the petitioner intends to apply for the post of Language Pandit (Hindi), he has to make it clear in column-1 of the application. In column-1 of the application, it is stated by the petitioner as Language Pandit, which leads to ambiguity as to whether he is applying for Language Pandit (Hindi) or Language Pandit (Telugu). Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the last date for submission of the application has been extended up to 31.01.2009. Such is the situation, the petitioner is at liberty to make a fresh application indicating the post for which he seeks appointment. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ (B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J) Dt:19.01.2009 kdl