THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.26738 of 2006 Dated: 26th December, 2006 Between: P.P.Kumar. …..PETITIONER AND The Assistant Director, Vigilence & Security APSRTC, V;izianagaram and ors. ….RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W.P.No.26738 of 2006 ORDER: Petitioner was appointed as Security Guard in the respondents Corporation on 25- 10-1986 and presently working at Parwathipuram Depot under the control of the 1 and 2nd respondents. Petitioner states that the Departmental selection committee met in the month of November, 2006 and considered the cases of Security Guards for selection to the post of Security Head Guards by promotion and his name was included in the list for consideration. He further states that he is the senior most aspirant in the S.C. Category and there are two vacancies in the S.C. Category and the criteria for selection is the seniority. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner being the senior most in the S.C. Category he should be selected under that category but the respondents without promoting him have arbitrarily promoted 3rd and 4th respondents who are juniors to him vide proceeding dated 5-12-2006. However, he stated that the petitioner filed representation on 14-12-2006 seeking consideration of his case for promotion, but till date no orders were passed on the said representation. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents/APSRTC, and having regard to the fact that the representation dated 14-12-2006 made by the petitioner seeking consideration of his case for promotion is pending, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 14-12-2006, said to have been made by the petitioner seeking consideration of this case for promotion, expeditiously, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. _______________ (N.V. RAMANA, J.) Date:26th December, 2006. grk THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.26738 of 2006 Dated: 26th December, 2006