IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION NO.18850 OF 2001 Between : B.Satti Reddy ....PETITIONER A N D The Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University. …RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO WRIT PETITION NO.18850 OF 2001 ORDER: The petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to consider his promotion in the cadre of Lower Division Clerk for the year 1974. It is an admitted case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Typist in the year 1974, subsequently at request of the petitioner his post was converted into Lower Division Clerk in the year 1977. The petitioner after conversion sought for the promotion on the basis of his appointment in the year 1974. 2. The petitioner earlier approached this Court by way of writ petition and this Court directed the authorities to consider the petitioner representation in accordance with law. On the basis of the representation, the respondent authorities considered his request and passed order on 04.07.2001. The said order is now under challenge. The said order runs as follows: 1) Either in the regulations that existed at the time of his conversion as L.D.C. issued in Proc.No.1149/STAT/68, dated 15.07.1968 or in his appointment order on conversion as L.D.C. issued in Proce.No.648/Ser.III/77, dated 14.06.1977 it was never mentioned that his seniority will be protected for purpose of promotion or whatsoever. In the absence of such mention, he has accepted the conversion and joined duty as L.D.C. 2) He was governed by APAU (Recruitment to posts in the Admn.Office) Regulations 1968 issued in Proc.No.1149/STAT/68, dated 15-7-1968 at the time of his appointment as Typist. The said regulations do not provide for protection of seniority in case of appointment by conversion. 3) He cannot seek relief on the basis of State and Subordinate Service Regulations 1996 as they are applicable to the Gazetted and Non-Gazetted posts under State Government, but not to the post of ANGRAU. The University has its own service conditions and regulations. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that at the time of conversion to post as Lower Division Clerk, there are no governing rules for the promotion either from the post of Typist or Lower Division Clerk. 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent contended that the impugned order dated 04.07.2001, at the time of conversion to the post of Lower Division Clerk, the seniority of the petitioner is not protected for the purpose of promotion or whatsoever. In such circumstances, the petitioner cannot sought promotion from the year 1974. 5. It is also an admitted case of the petitioner that subsequent to the order, dated 04.07.2001, he was promoted on the basis of his conversion to the post of Lower Division Clerk and the same was accepted and now he retired from service. 6. It is evident that the petitioner opted for conversion as Lower Division Clerk in the year 1977 from the post of Typist, who joined in the year 1974. The said period served as a Typist, cannot be treated as a service in the Lower Division Clerk. Hence, the order passed by the authorities, dated 04.07.2001, is not against the principles of natural justice. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO NOVEMBER 26, 2010. YVL