IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9727 of 1996 Between: P.V.Nageswara Rao, S/o. Sri P.Ramachandra Rao, Munsif Magistrate,Siddavatam, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Registrar (Management), High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Home (Courts-C), Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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 of Mandamus of any other appropriate writ, order or directions, directing the 1st respondent herein to reckon the seniority of the Petitioner in the category of District Munsifs (1985/86 batch) above the candidates recruited under limited recruitment and by transfer with all consequential and attendant benefits including promotion to the post of Subordinate Judge from the date when the Juniors were promoted to the said post and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.G.RAMACHANDRA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, SC for APHC. Counsel for the respondent No.2: MR. P. RAVI PRASAD. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. 1. Provisional seniority list of District Munsifs is under challenge in this writ petition. We had asked learned counsel for respondent No.1 to apprise us whether provisional seniority list dated 17.01.1994 has been finalised or not. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 states that final seniority list has been prepared and is under finalisation and has been placed before Administrative Committee. 2. We will dispose of the writ petition with liberty reserved to the petitioner to challenge the final seniority list taking up all objections as has been taken in this writ petition as well a n d will direct respondent No.1 to finalise the seniority list within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this writ order. No costs. _____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY. J., Dated: 03.02.2005. VRK. To 1 The Registrar (Management), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary to Government, Home (Courts-C), Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE M. NARAYANA REDDY. W.P.NO. 9727 OF 1996. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 03.02.2005.