IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO: 1201 of 2002 Between: 1. V.R. Balaji, S/o. Radha Krishna Gupta, Occ: Work Inspector (Technical), A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Chittoor. 2. G. Chandrasekhar Rao, S/o. Ranga Rao, Occ: Work Inspector (Technical), A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Chinthapally, W.G.District. 3 K.V.SuryaRao, S/o. Suryanarayana Murthy, Occ: Work Inspector (Technical), A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, K. Kotapadu, Vizag. 4. M. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Venkataratnam, Occ: Work Inspector (Technical), A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Bhimavaram, W.G. District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1. The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Secretariat Buidlings, Hyderabad. 2. The Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation limited, Gruhakalpa Buildings, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. A. Srinivasa Rao, Son of Venkaiah, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4. A. Bhavani Prasad, S/o.Venkatarama Rao, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation, Visakhapatnam District. 5. K.S.R.K. Mani Kumar, S/o. Koteswara Rao, O/o. District Manager, A.P., State Housing Corporation,Kakinada, East Godavari District. 6. N. Raghu Rama Chandra Murthy, S/o. N.S. Madhava Rao, O/o.Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P. Housing Corporation, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 7. G. Nagaraju, S/o. Kothaiah, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation,Vizag, Vizag District. 8. S.V.S.S. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Narasimha Murthy, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation,Vizag, Vizag District. 9. D. Lakshmana Murthy, S/o. Bhima Suryanarayana, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation,Vizag, Vizag District. 10. M.Victor Rao, S/o. M.V.Rajasekhara Rao, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., Housing Corporation, Vizag, Vizag District. 11. K. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Applanarasimha Rao, O/o. Deputy Executive Engineer, A.P., State Housing Corporation,Eluru, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the Circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed therewith, the Hon'ble High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in filling up of 60 posts of Assistant Engineers by way of promotion by conduction counseling on 28th & 29th of January, 2002 as highly arbitrary and cannot sustain in the eye of law and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to prepare the seniority list of Work Inspectors (Technical) as per the guidelines issued in Letter No. 423/RH1/99-1, dated 10-2-1999 of the 1st Respondent and letter No. 10605/Admn./A4/98, dt.23-2- 1999 of the 2nd Respondent and after finalizing the seniority list, 60 posts of Assistant Engineers may be filled up by way of promotion as per Rule 16(ii) of A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited General Service Rules to declare the promotions as illegal and more particularly the promotions of Respondents 3 to 14 as illegal and containing to the rules and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. A. RAMAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent: MR. V. CH. NAIDU The Court made the following ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Secretariat Buidlings, Hyderabad. 2. The Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation limited, Gruhakalpa Buildings, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 One CC to MR. A.RAMAKRISHNA Advocate [OPUC] 4 Two CCs to MR. V.CH.NAIDU High Court Of A.P. Hyd. [OUT] 5 One CC to Sri. K. Srinivasa Reddy, Advocate. 6 Two CD Copies. HIGH COURT GC,J DATED: 23-11-2010 ORDER WP.NO: 1201 OF 2002 DISMISS HIGH COURT DATED: WP.NO: