IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 17008 of 1992 Between: 1 B. Surender Reddy S/o. B. Sankar Reddy working as Development Officer incharge in A.P. Khadi and Village Industries Board Medak at Sangareddy. 2 J.V. Rama Sarma S/o. J.L.Sarma working as A.P. Khadi and Village Industries Board, Hyderabad. 3 K. Srirama chandra Murthy S/o. K. Viswanatham working as Incharge Accounts officer in Khadi-in-Crafts a sister concern of A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board,Hyderabad. 4 V. Durga Prasada Rao S/o. VSN Sastry working as A.P. Khadi and Village Industries Board, Hyderabad. 5 B. Shyam Rao s/o. B. Ranga Rao working as Development Officer incharge, A.P. Khadi and Village and Industires Board, Nalgonda. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Employment Generation and Youth Services, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 A.P.Khadi & village Industries Board rep. by its Chief Executive Officer Hyderabad. 3 Ch. Ramarao working as Development Officer incharge A.P. Khadi & village Industries Board, East Godavari Dist. 4 T.V. Subbaiah working as incharge Accounts Officer, A.P. Khadi & village Industries Board, Hyderabad. 5 Nazir Ahmed working as Development Officer incharge A.P. Khadi & village Industries Adilabad. 6 S. Kameswar Rao working as Development Officer incharge A.P. Khadi & village Industries Vizianagaram. 7 V. Chiranjivachary Working as Asstt. Development Officer incharge, in Khadi Gramodyog Mahavidyalaya, Rajendranagar, Rangareddy Dist. 8 P. Mallikarjuna Rao working as Asstt. Development Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Nizamabad. 9 K. Venkat Rao Working as Development Officer incharge, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Guntur. 10 K. Periya Swamy working as Asstt. Development Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Chittuur. 11 K.Bhaskarareddy working as Development Officer, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Krishna Dist. 12 A. Chandramouli working as Development Officer incharge, A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Guntur. 13 Mrs. Satyavathy A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Hyderabad. (Humayunagar). 14 B.N. Pandu A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, Rangareddy Dist, Location of Office, at Humayunagar, Hyderabad-28. 15 N. V. Suryanarayana. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate Writ, ordedr or direction, one in the nature of Mandamus:- a) declaring the action of the Respondents no.1 and 2 in selecting the candidates who do not possess the minimum educational qualifications of degree for promotion to the post of Development Officer in A.P.Khadi & Village Industries Board, as arbitrary, illegal and discriminative; b) granting all consequential benefits to the petitioners like seniority, arrears from the date of promotion tot he post of Development Officer; c) awarding costs to the petitioners, or any other orders For the Petitioner:MR.M.RAMA RAO ,ADVOCATE For the Respondent No.1: G.P. FOR EMPLOYMENT For the Respondent No.2:MR.D.S.MURTHY,STANDING COUNSEL FOR A.P.KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD For the respondents 3 to 15:MR.D.GOVARDHANACHARY,ADVOCATE. The Court Made the Following : ORDER It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in view of the interim orders already passed, no further orders are necessary. ` Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 24-06-2004 hsd/pss //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Secretary,Employment Generation and Youth Services, Govt. of A.P.Secretariat,Hyderabad. 2.The Chief Executive Officer, A.P.Khadi village Industries Board,Hyderabad. 3.2.C.Cs.toG.P.forEmployment,High Court Buildings,Hyderabad (OUT) 4.2C.D. copies.