THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 24297 OF 1997 Date: 27.02.2007 Between: Mulakaluri Sit Ramanjeneyulu. … Petitioner and The Secretary, Hindu College and High School Council, Hindu College and High School Campus, Guntur, Guntur District land two others. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 24297 OF 1997 ORDER: Heard Sri B. Ramakrishna, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri M.V.S. Suresh Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. The grievance of the petitioner, who belongs to Backward class ‘A’ category, is that while several other Work Inspectors Grade II were appointed by transfer as Assistant Engineers, the petitioner was not extended the said benefit. Sri D. Ramakrishna, learned Counsel for the petitioner would fairly state that, while there were no rules in existence in the respondent corporation earlier prescribing a channel for appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer either by promotion or by transfer, even in the rules framed in the year 2000 no channel for appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer by transfer from Work Inspectors has been provided. According to the learned Counsel there is a proposal to amend the rules providing for such a channel of appointment. The mere fact that certain other employees were appointed as Assistant Engineers, even though there were no rules in existence, would not entitle the petitioner to claim parity nor can a direction be sought from this Court to frame appropriate rules in this regard. The fact, however, remains that not providing a channel of promotion or avenues of growth for Work Inspectors would result in their stagnation and loss of morale and affect their efficiency in discharge of their function as Work Inspectors. As has been held in a catena of judgments of the Supreme Court it is advisable that a channel of promotion be created to provide avenues of growth for different categories of employees. No mandamus can, however, be issued by this Court in this regard. Since it is stated that such a proposal is pending the only direction which can be granted is that in case the rules are amended providing for a channel of appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer by transfer from Work Inspectors, the case of petitioner shall be considered in accordance with such rules. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. ____________________________ Date: 27.02.2007 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR