IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 800 of 2003 Between: Adivasi Samkshema Parishath, A.P., rep by Sondi Veeraiah s/o Boji R/o Bhadrachalam, Khamman district ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P rep. by Chief Secretary GAD, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of A.P rep. by Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The State Level Police Recruitment, Board rep by Chairman, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. .....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, Order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent in not implementing G.O.Ms.No. 109, Social Welfare (V) Department, dt 17/06/1988 providing 75% reservation in the posts of Polices Constable (Civil) and PC-ARS to the local scheduled tribes of tribal areas of 9 Districts viz, Vishakapatnam, Vijayanagaram, Srikakulam, West Godavari, East Godavari, Khamman, Warangal, Adilabad and Mahaboobnagar while issuing Notification in RC.No. 992/R&T/Gen/2/2002, dated 28/12/2002 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, and consequentially, to direct the respondents to notify the existing vacancies in the tribal areas of 9 Districts first to only to the local scheduled tribes and delete all the vacancies of the said areas from the present recruitment, notification and to fill up the Polices Constable posts (Civil) and PC.ARs only by the local scheduled tribes. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) We have today passed separate orders in W.P.No.11636 of 2000 closing the said petition in view of the affidavit filed by the respondents therein. The said writ petition pertains to filling up of posts of teachers in scheduled areas. The present writ petition pertains to filling up of posts of police constables in scheduled areas. In the affidavit in reply filed by the Additional Director General of Police, Recruitment and Chairman, State Level Police Recruitment Board, it is stated that the respondents are taking steps to fill up the backlog vacancies meant for the scheduled tribes in the scheduled areas. For the reasons recorded in W.P.No.11636 of 2000, this writ petition also stands closed. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 9-8-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Tvr To 1 The Chief Secretary, The Government of A.P, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary, TheGovernment of A.P Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Chairman, The State Level Police Recruitment Board, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 4. 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Home, High Court Buildings, Hyd. (OUT) 6. 2 CD copies.