PONNALA PRAVEEN Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By a Notification bearing No.45/2008 published on 30-12-2008, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission invited applications online for recruitment to 218 posts of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspectors in the Andhra Pradesh Transport Subordinate Service. The applications were to be submitted between 13-4-2009 and 30-4-2009.

(2.) All persons who applied in response to the Notification were invited for a written test on 14-11-2009. Those who were shortlisted in the written examination were invited for a Physical Measurement Test to be conducted by a team of doctors from the Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad and Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad on 23-9-2010. The candidates who were found to be of the requisite physical measurements were invited for an oral interview, which was held during the period from 16-02-2012 to 22-02- 2012.

(3.) It must be pointed out at this stage that the post of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector is governed by the Special Rules for Andhra Pradesh Transport Subordinate Services. The Rules prescribe both educational qualifications as well as certain physical measurements, which were incorporated in the Notification for recruitment itself. These requirements are as follows :