ORDER:

(Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Alok Aradhe)

Mr. Chandraiah Sunkara, learned counsel for the petitioners.

Ms. V.Uma Devi, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

2. In this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying Affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in operating the roster points to the women candidates in the Notification dt. 05-01-2011 & Supplementary Notification dt. 17-10-

2011, under the guise of implementing the 33.33% reservation in favour of women candidates in terms of Regulation 22 and 22- A of APSEB Service Regulations Part-II r/w Rule 22 & 22-A of A.P. State and Sub- ordinate Service Rules, 1996 and provisionally selecting the available women candidates, while keeping the other posts vacant as backlog vacancies on the ground that there are no sufficient women candidates are available, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Dicta laid down b