L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J.

The petitioner herein issued notification dated 8.11.2011, inviting applications for the posts of Junior Stenographers of different categories in various departments. The 1st respondent (hereinafter referred to as 'the respondent') herein submitted an application for the post of Junior Stenographers in the A.P. Ministerial Services. The qualifications prescribed for the post are, that (a) a candidate must have passed in Intermediate Examination or its equivalent examination, (b) must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Typewriting Higher Grade in the relevant language, and (c) the Government Technical Examination in Shorthand Higher Grade in the relevant language. The respondent did not pass the Intermediate Examination. However, she obtained Post-graduation, i.e., M.A Degree in Public Administration, through distant mode from Madhurai Kamaraj University. A written test was held on 22.1.2012 and in the results, that were published on 05.5.2012, the name of the respondent figured in the list of selected candidates.

2. The petitioner did not appoint the respondent as Junior Stenographer, on the ground that she did not hold the prescribed q