The District Collector And Chairman, v. K.Janaki Ramulu,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.487 of 2002 ORDER: (per VRS, J) The State has come up with the above Writ Petition challenging an order passed by the State Administrative Tribunal (for short 'the Tribunal') disposing of the application of the respondents herein with certain directions.

Heard learned Government Pleader for Services (Telangana). Learned counsel for the respondents absent. The respondents herein applied for selection to the post of Grades I and II Telugu Pandits pursuant to a notification, DSC-2000, issued by the School Education Department. The respondents were not selected. Therefore, they filed O.A.No.3033 of 2001 on the file of the Administrative Tribunal, seeking a direction to appoint them against unfilled vacancies. The Tribunal disposed of the said application with the following directions.

"The Respondents are thus directed to work out the posts that remained vacant due to non-joining of candidates in the post of Grade-II Telugu Pandit in view of their selection and appointment as Grade-I Telugu Pandit community-wise and fill

up such posts from out of D.S.C. 2000 selection list as per the ratio held in O.A.No.1374/2001 by this Tribunal. we further direct that the cases of the Applicants shall be considered against those vacancies in their category as per their rank in merit list with reference to rule of reservation and if they come up for selection based on their merit, they shall be appointed as Grade-II Telugu Pandits. This exercise shall be completed before publication of results pertaining to D.S.C. 2001 and the Applicants are to be informed the result of such exercise. The O.A. is disposed of within the aforesaid directions. The office is directed to enclose a copy of the Judgment dated 6.9.2001 in O.A.No.1374/2001 to this Order. No costs." As against the said order, the State has come with the present writ petition. Way back on 04.01.2002, this Court appears to have granted stay. A period of 14 years has now gone. Therefore, at this stage, no relief can be granted. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the order of the Tribunal is set aside.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall also stand closed. No order as to costs.

___________________________ V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, J 9th NOVEMBER, 2016.

______________________ G. SHYAM PRASAD, J kvni