THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22654 of 1998 Dated:20.06.2007 Between 1.N.Rajkumar and others. …..Petitioner and 1.The Vice Chairman & Managing Director AP State Handloom Weavers Coop Society Limited, Weavers Bhavan, Narayanguda Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22654 of 1998 ORDER: It appears that the petitioners are working as Superintends in Category V in the A.P. State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Limited. It was their grievance that the next promotional post is Assistant Marketing Officer. For being promoted to the said post, one must have put in 5 years experience as Superintendent. Though the Superintendent post is one of the feeder categories, instead of considering their cases for being promoted to the post of Assistant Marketing Officer, the respondents are trying to consider the cases of Technical Assistants i.e., respondents 4 to 9, which is arbitrary and illegal. According to the petitioners, the Technical Assistant post is not included in the feeder category for promotion to the post of Assistant Marketing Officer. The promotions from one cadre to another cadre are being regulated under Bye-law No.22 read with Rule 7 of Annexure-I. The petitioners are working in category V and the unofficial respondents are working in category VI. Therefore, the petitioners seek a declaration that they are entitled for promotion to the post of Assistant Marketing Officer included in the category IV from the feeder category of Superintendent and Inspecting Officer included in category V of Annexure-I under special Bye-laws, without reference to the claims of the Technical Assistants, who are respondents herein. While admitting the writ petition, status quo as on 2.9.1998 was directed to be maintained until further orders. The said order is still subsisting. No counter is filed till date and none appears for the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the writ petition was filed at the time when the respondents are trying to promote the unsuitable persons to the posts to which the petitioners are entitled. Under those circumstances, the respondents are directed to strictly adhere to the rules and Bye-laws applicable for filling up the post of Assistant Marketing Officers by way of promotion. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. __________ 20-06-2007 rkk