THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.11617 OF 2009 Dated: 20.10.2009 Between: B. Jayaram Naik … Petitioner And The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer And another. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.11617 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioner herein is working as Executive Engineer with the 1st respondent – Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (for short, ‘T.T.D.’). By proceedings dated 3.6.2009 the Executive Officer of the T.T.D. issued revised provisional seniority list of the Assistant Executive Engineers as per Rule 24 (c) / 16 (h) of APSSS Rules inviting objections from all the Assistant Executive Engineers in the list on or before 4.6.2009. The petitioner whose name is also shown in the list enclosed to the provisional seniority list dated 3.6.2009 made a request to grant at least 10 days time to enable him to submit his objections to the revised provisional seniority list. However, the said request of the petitioner was not considered and a final seniority list was published on 7.6.2009. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties and having perused the material on record, I find force in the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the impugned action of the 1st respondent in granting a day’s time for filing objections to the provisional seniority list is not reasonable and it amounts to denial of fair opportunity to the persons likely to be affected. In the circumstances, the impugned final seniority list dated 7.6.2009 cannot be sustained and is liable to be set aside on that ground alone. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the impugned proceedings dated 7.6.2009 together with the enclosed confirmed seniority list are hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of granting time to the petitioner to submit his objections to the provisional seniority list dated 3.6.2009 on or before 2.11.2009. If any objections are received within the time fixed above, the 1st respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law and publish a fresh final seniority list. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 20.10.2009 gbs Note:- CC by 22.10.2009. (B/O) gbs