S. PARVATHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner s application for appointment by direct recruitment to the post of District and sessions Judge, Grade-II in the Andhra pradesh State Higher Judicial Service pursuant to the notification calling for applications dated 2-8-1996, was rejected. His representation dated 11-11-1996 was also rejected and the same was communicated to him by the 2nd respondent in his Roc. No. 3608/96-B. Spl. dated 15-11-1996. The petitioner questions that rejection in this writ petition.

( 2 ) ADMITTEDLY, the petitioner is now working as Assistant Public Prosecutor at kalwakurthy in Mahbubnagar District from 17-7-1996 under the control of Directorate of Prosecutor, Government of Andhra pradesh. He states that he is now actually undergoing training as Assistant Public prosecutor in the Andhra Pradesh Police academy at Hyderabad.

( 3 ) IN his affidavit in support of the writ petition he does not state that he is at present an advocate practising as such when he appl ied for appointment by direct recruitment to the post of District and Sessions Judge, grade-II. He states that he had been an advocate and practised as an advocate for more than seven years. According to hi

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