IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.29137 of 2010 Between: Nemmani Ravindra Murthy … Petitioner And Government of A.P., Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments Department) Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.29137 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in preparing the list dated 29.09.2009 pursuant to the list prepared by the 3rd respondent as was directed by the 2nd respondent in memo dated 20.08.2009, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16, 19(1)(g) and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to recast or prepare a list afresh and include the petitioner’s name therein based on the petitioner’s seniority, educational qualification and the result of the departmental test. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed on 06.01.1988 as Junior Assistant and was promoted on 01.08.1995 as Senior Assistant and thereafter on 31.08.2001 he was appointed as Person-in-Management through the selection process to discharge the functions of the Executive Officer. While the things stood thus, the 2nd respondent issued a memo dated 20.08.2009 directing all the Zonal Deputy Commissioners and District Assistant Commissioner of Endowment Departments to submit a provisional list of candidates for considering them for appointment for the post of Executive Officers in Grade-I, II & III. In this regard, the petitioner submitted that he put in service for about 22 years and while ignoring his name, his juniors, who are with less qualification, were included in the list. It is also submitted that the qualification prescribed in the said memo is totally ignored. Hence, questioning the action of the respondents in preparing the list dated 29.09.2009, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents but, on their behalf, the learned standing counsel is appeared in the matter. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in response to the memo dated 20.08.2009, the respondents have sent the statement showing the seniority and service particulars of senior Assistants, which was signed on 09.09.2009 by the Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Hyderabad, wherein the name of the petitioner is not found. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation dated 26.10.2010 to the 4th respondent with a request to send his name, seniority particulars and departmental tests etc., to the head office and he also stated to have made latest representation dated 19.10.2011 to the 2nd respondent requesting his case to be considered for inclusion of his name in the seniority list for the purpose of service benefits including that of promotion and the same has not been considered. Heard the learned counsel and perused the material on record. In view of the fact that no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents 1, 2 and 3 and no reasons have come forth as to why the name of the petitioner is not found in the seniority list prepared by the 3rd respondent and sent to the 2nd respondent, I am of the view that without going into the merits of the case, it suffice to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 26.10.2010 addressed to the 4th respondent and the latest representation dated 19.10.2011, stated to have been made by the petitioner to the 2nd respondent and to pass appropriate orders thereon. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to consider the representations dated 26.10.2010 and 19.10.2011 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 31.10.2011 Note: Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. B/o. LSK