THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27809 of 1997 Dated:07.3.2007 Between C.Sanjeev …..Petitioner and 1. The Zonal Manager, LIC, Saidabad, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27809 of 1997 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Certiorari to call for the records pertaining to the Departmental Test for promotion to the post of Higher Grade Assistant in the respondent-Corporation conducted on 31.08.1997 and to declare that the action of the respondents in not communicating the Marks secured by the petitioner in the said examination and not revaluating the answer scripts of the petitioner and the procedure adopted in the selection process for promotion to the post of Higher Grade Assistant in deviation to the Rules and Instructions i.e., Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-III and Class-IV Employees (Promotion) Rules, 1987 and Life Insurance Corporation of India Class- III and Class-IV Employees Promotion Instructions, 1987, and rejecting the request of the petitioner through proceedings dated 29.09.1997 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-III and Class IV Employees ( Promotion) Rules, 1987 and Life Insurance Corporation of India Class III and Class IV Employees Promotion Instructions, 1987 and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Higher Grade Assistant in the Respondent- Corporation and promote him to the said post. It appears that the petitioner was appointed as an Assistant in the respondent- Life Insurance Corporation of India. For the purpose of promotion to Higher Grade Assistant, one has to pass the Departmental Test or should have at least 10 years of service. It seems that for promotion to Higher Grade Assistant, a pass in departmental test consisting of two papers, i.e., paper-I is General English and Paper II is Principles and Practice of Life Insurance is a must. 50% of the marks were prescribed as benchmark for each paper. The petitioner did not secure pass marks in the Paper-I General English. Therefore, the petitioner was not selected and promoted. Under those circumstances, I am of the opinion that no ground is made out calling for interference of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________ 07-03-2007 rkk