D.Sankara Rao, S/O. Kota Veeraiah v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL WRIT PETITION No.14456 OF 2015 ORDER:- (per Hon'ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu) This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring (1) G.O.Ms.No.385, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, dated 18.11.2014, issued by respondent No.1, (2) Letter No.D1/2047/2014, dated 11.3.2014, written by respondent No.2 and (3) the interim order, dated 01.05.2015, in O.A.No.2431 of 2015 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short, "the Tribunal") as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to set aside the same and to direct respondent Nos.1 and 2 not to fill up the vacancies of Executive Officers Grade-II meant to be filled by promotion from the category of Executive Officers Grade-III with the Senior Assistants working in the institutions by transfer.

2. Petitioners herein/applicants filed the aforementioned Original Application before the Tribunal to set aside G.O.Ms.No.385, Revenue (Endowments-I) Department, dated 18.11.2014, issued by respondent No.1 and letter, dated 11.3.2014, written by respondent No.2, after calling for the records and consequently, direct the respondents to promote the applicants to the posts of Executive Officers Grade-II, as and when they qualify to such post.

3. The Tribunal, upon considering the material on record, passed the interim order, dated 01.05.2015, as under:

"Pending disposal of the OA., the respondents shall consider the cases of the applicants who are Executive Officers Grade-III for promotion to the posts of

Executive Officers, Grade-II as per their eligibility and after the applicants are exhausted, the respondents may proceed to fill up the vacancies of Executive Officers, Grade-II as per G.O.Ms.No.385 Revenue (Endowments.I) Department, dated 18.11.2014."

Aggrieved thereby, the applicants filed the present writ petition.

4. Heard.

5. The Tribunal, after considering the case of the applicants, rightly passed the impugned order. Hence, we do not find any reason to admit the writ petition. The impugned order needs no interference by this Court and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, we request the Tribunal to dispose of the aforementioned Original Application as expeditiously as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU __________________________ JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL Date: 14.5.2015 AMD/PRV THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU

AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.K.JAISWAL

WRIT PETITION No.14456 OF 2015 DATE: 14.5.2015 AMD/PRV