THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 33675 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of respondent Nos.1 to 5 in not promoting the petitioner to Executive Officer Grade- I, even when he is eligible and entitled for promotion on par with other similarly situated persons as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently declare the action of respondent Nos.1 to 4 in not recording entries in the service record maintained by them as willfully negligent, and further direct the respondent Nos.1 to 4 to submit proper entries of the service record to the respondent No.5 to take necessary steps to promote the petitioner on par with similarly situated persons, with all benefits to which the petitioner is entitled. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for the respondents. The case, in brief, is: The petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant in the 1st respondent-temple in the year 1990 and thereafter, he was transferred to 3rd respondent-temple and was promoted as Senior Assistant with effect from 22.11.2004, and later on promoted as Superintendent on 08.10.2010. In the year 2009, the seniority list was finalized. The petitioner claims that he is eligible and entitled for promotion to the post of Executive Officer Grade-I, and that he made representations to the respondents to that effect, but the same have not been acted upon. Hence, this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner possesses requisite qualification for promotion to the post of Executive Officer Grade-I and that the petitioner has also made representations dated 02.10.2011 and 17.11.2011 to the 6th respondent, but so far no action has been taken. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents submits that the aspect of promotion has to be considered basing on several factors, including requisite qualifications as well as seniority, and merely because the seniority list has been finalized in the year 2009 does not make the petitioner automatically eligible for promotion. Having regard to the facts of the case and, since the subject matter of promotion of the petitioner to the post of Executive Officer Grade-I has to be considered by the respondent-authorities in accordance with law, without going into the merits of the case, the 6th respondent is directed to consider the representations dated 02.10.2011 and 17.11.2011, submitted by the petitioner, wherein he sought for promotion/appointment by transfer to the post of Executive Officer Grade-I. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH 21st December, 2011 KSM