IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 24671 of 2006 Between: P. Rekha Evangeline, W/o. A. David Jaya Raju, C.B.M. Junior College for Women, Kakinada, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner and Director of Intermediate Education, Nampall, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Joint Director of Intermediate Education, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3 The District Vocational Educational Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4 The Correspondent, C.B.M. Junior College for Women, Kakinada, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not promoting the petitioner as regular principal of the 4th respondent college in pursuance of the Seniority list dated 3-11-2004 and the Selection of the D.P.C. held on 27-11-2004 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and violative of Article 14 & 16 of the constitution of India and further declare the petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Principal (Regular) in 4th Respondent college. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.SRINIVASA RAO MADIRAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 24671 of 2006 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not promoting the petitioner as regular Principal of the 4th respondent College in pursuance of the seniority list dated 3.11.2004 and the selection of the D.P.C. held on 27.11.2004, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, and consequently to declare that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Principal, on regular basis, in the 4th respondent College. It appears, the petitioner is working as a Lecturer in the 4th respondent College. According to her, she is the senior most Lecturer in the College and entitled to be considered for the purpose of regular Principal. She is working as in-charge Principal from 19.1.2004 onwards. The grievance of the petitioner is that though her case was recommended by the Departmental Promotion Committee on 27.7.2006, the 1st respondent has not passed any orders till date. In the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the 1st respondent is directed to consider the proposals sent by the D.P.C. on 27.7.2006 for regular promotion of the petitioner as Lecturer in the 4th respondent College and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 07-11-2008. MVB.