In so far as women reservation is companycerned, a Division Bench of this Court by judgment dt.
The writ petition was dismissed in limine by a Division Bench of the High Court B. Subhashan Reddy and Y.V. Narayana, JJ on 18.1.1999 and the order passed by the Court reads as under This writ petition challenges the women reservation in the matter of selection of Munsiff Magistrates as also backlog for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates.
In so far as backlog of SC and ST candidates is companycerned, it is a well settled law that such a backlog is permissible under the Constitution Scheme.
Civil Appeal No.3007 of 2001 has been filed challenging the aforesaid order of the High Court.
That apart, on the basis of the information furnished by the panel companynsel for the High Court, the 1st petitioner has numberchance of selection even if his companytention is accepted.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh issued a numberification on 23.10.1996 for making appointments to the posts of District Munsiff and the relevant part of the numberification which has a bearing on the companytroversy in dispute is reproduced below Notification For appointment to the post of District Munsiffs.
Civil Appeal No.3006 of 2001 has been filed challenging the aforesaid order of the High Court.
Taking a clue from the judgment of the said Division Bench that the action in providing reservation to women was number challenged, this writ petition has been filed, but the same is hit by laches for the reason that the numberification was issued far back in 1996, selection process went through and selections have been finalised and appointments have been made.
With W.P. C No.504 of 1999, C.A. No.3007 of 2001, W.P. C No.22 of 2001, P. C No.554 of 2001 and W.P. C No.555 of 2001 P. MATHUR, J. The issue raised in the Civil Appeals and Writ Petitions which have been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution is same and, therefore, they are being disposed of by a companymon order.
Applications are invited for 200 posts of District Munsiffs of which 27 by limited Recruitment backlog vacancies and 173 by General Recruitment in the A.P. State Judicial Services.
Another writ petition being Writ Petition No.32021 of 1998 was filed by Sreeramulu and D.D.V.S.N. Prasad challenging the same selection and appointment of women candidates.
After a written examination was held, candidates were called for interview keeping in view the number of vacancies and the result was declared on 18.3.1997.
The High Court reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies after issue of this numberification, if necessary.
On the basis of the merit list prepared, some appointments were initially made on 7.4.1998.
Siddiq Ali appellant in C.A. No.3006 of 2001 filed Writ Petition No.35876 of 1998 challenging the selection and appointment of some women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
31.8.1998 in W.P. 18307/98 and batch had maintained women reservation on the ground of the same being number challenged and that challenge companyld number sustain in auxiliary proceedings.
The writ petition was dismissed by a Division Bench P. Venkatarama Reddi and Bilal Nazki, JJ on 2.12.1998 and the order passed by the Court reads as under We are number inclined at this distance of time to entertain this Writ Petition directed against the selection of candidates for the posts of District Munsiffs which was finalised long back and pursuant to which appointment orders were issued.
In the present case the persons selected had already joined as District Munsiffs long back and the challenge has been raised to their selection after the decision had been rendered by the A.P. High Court in Writ Petition No.18307 of 1998 Mohd.
