IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14017 of 1996 Dated 26th September, 2006 Between Smt. M.Prabhavathi …..Petitioner and The District Educational Officer, West Godavari District, Eluru and ors ….Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14017 of 1996 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the order dated 15-6- 1996 appointing the third respondent as head of the institution, by way of temporary measure. It is stated that there was a dispute between the petitioner and some other third party with regard to inter se seniority. Pending such dispute, the third respondent was appointed as head of the institution as an interim measure. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents that Writ Petition filed against the petitioner in W.P.No. No.6652 of 1996 was dismissed on 26-2-1996. It is further submitted that in view of the dismissal of the said Writ Petition, the petitioner is the senior-most candidate in the category. In that view of the matter, I dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the management to appoint the senior-most candidate in the category as head of the institution. Till then, interim order granted by this Court shall continue. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. --------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 26-09-2006 Msnr.