HON’BLE MRS JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.5743 OF 2015

ORDER:

Heard Sri J.Sudheer, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned standing counsel for SCCL appearing on behalf of the respondent.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“….to issue a Writ, Order or Direction(s) more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and call for the records pertaining to Notification No. 1/2015 issued by the Respondent Organization and hold the action of the Respondent in not providing reservation to the persons with disability as bad, illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and also vioaltive of "The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 No. 1 of 1996 and the various judgments rendered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in this regard and consequently direct the Respondents to incorporate the Rule of Reservation for persons with Disability and reissue the Notification or issue an errata to the earlier Notification and then only to finalize the selection process and pass such other order or orders…”

3. Sri P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent submits that the petitioner failed to challenge G.O.Rt.No.317, Energy (PR.I ), dated 12.12.2005, and hence, the petitioner is not entitled for the relief as prayed for in the present Writ Petition in view of G.O.Rt.No.317, Energy (PR.I ), dated 12.12.2005.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be given liberty of this Court to challenge G.O.Rt.No.317, Energy (PR.I ), dated 12.12.2005.

5. Taking into consideration the submissions made by both the learned counsel on record, the Writ Petition is disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioner to 12.12.2005, giving adequate reasons explaining the dated 12.12.2005. How ever, there shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.

___________________________ MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA Date: 06.09.2024 ktm