IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION (TR) No.784 OF 2017 Date: 11.03.2026 Between: C.Swathi.

…Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its District Collector and another.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Mr. N.Ashok Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents. Perused the material available on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Writ Petition (TR) is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not appointing the petitioner as Junior Assistant as per the notification in the back log vacancies of SC (Women) Category, as illegal and arbitrary.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the respondent No.1 issued a notification inviting applications for the posts of Junior Assistant/Typist/Assistant Librarian under backlog vacancies for SC/ST candidates in Mahabubnagar District. In response to the same, the petitioner who is belonging to the SC category and possessing the required qualifications, has applied and she was provisionally selected for the post of Junior Assistant under the SC-Women category vide proceedings dated 03.07.2013 and she was directed to attend certificate verification before the respondent No.2. Subsequent to the said verification, there is no further communication or appointment order was issued. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation to the respondent No.1 on 10.07.2013 requesting to issue appointment orders as per the intimation of selection proceedings dated 03.07.2013. But the Respondents have not passed any orders on the said representation and did not communicate anything to the petitioner with regard to her appointment. In view of the same, learned counsel for the petitioner requested this Court to allow the Writ Petition (TR) by directing the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner as Junior Assistant.

4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I, basing on the counter-affidavit, submits that though the petitioner secured 488 marks out of 1000 (48.8%) in the Intermediate Education, she entered it as 488 out of 500 (97.60%), which resulted the petitioner to be shown in the top of the merit list as 1^st. During certificate verification, it was found that the petitioner had wrongly shown the total marks secured by her and her actual merit position would fall below Sl.No.352, making her ineligible for selection. Consequently, her provisional selection under the SC (Women) quota was cancelled and the same was duly communicated to her through official proceedings vide Ref.No.A2/7024/2012 dated 15.07.2013. Therefore, the petitioner has no valid claim and the present writ petition (TR) is liable to be dismissed being devoid of merits.

5. After hearing both sides and on a perusal of the material available on record, this Court is of the considered view that the respondent No.1 issued a notification inviting applications for the posts of Junior Assistant/Typist/Assistant Librarian under backlog vacancies for SC/ST candidates in Mahabubnagar District. In pursuance to the same, the petitioner made an application for the post of Junior Assistant under SC (Women) Category and she was provisionally selected. Thereafter, the respondents called the petitioner for certificate verification and after certificate verification, the petitioner did not receive any communication for appointment. In view of the same, the instant writ petition (TR) is filed. The respondents, in their counter, contended that the petitioner secured 488 marks out of 1000 marks in the Intermediate Education, which comes to 48.8%, but the petitioner made an application stating that she had secured 488 marks out of 500 marks, which comes to 97.60%. In view of the same, the petitioner was called for certificate verification, treating the petitioner’s name was shown at the top of the merit list. Af