IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 19410 of 2011 Between: A.Srinivasulu Goud …PETITIONER AND The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC and another. ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 19410 of 2011 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in fixing the age as 30 years to the post of ‘Mechanic/Artisan’, in the notification No.E6/684(07)/2011-GHZ, dated 01.07.2011, issued by respondent No.2, is arbitrary and illegal and consequently, to set aside the same and to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the said post in the respondents Corporation without rejecting his case on the ground of over-age. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner already underwent apprenticeship training in APSRTC at Hyderabad Zone for the period from 01.08.1993 to 31.07.1994. He further contends that in similar circumstances, the Corporation considered the relaxation of upper age in respect of candidates who have undergone apprenticeship training with APSRTC and therefore, he prays to extend the same benefit to the petitioner also. Under Regulation 9(1) of the A.P.S.R.T.C. Recruitment Regulations Act, 1940, the competent authority may, in exceptional circumstances for reasons to be recorded in writing, make an order exempting any person or class of persons from the age limit prescribed therein. Therefore, basing on the above Regulation, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to file an application before respondent No.1 and on such application being made by him respondent No.1 shall take appropriate decision in terms of the above Regulation. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J JULY 12, 2011 Note: Communicate operative portion by wire at party’s costs. (B/o) YVL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 19410 of 2011 12.07.2011 YVL