THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G. SHANKAR WP Nos.26604 of 2003 ORDER: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) This writ petition is filed seeking to issue Writ of Certiorari to quash the orders dated 09.07.2003 passed in O.A.No.8517 of 2001 by the AP Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and consequently declare the proceedings dated 21.03.2001 and 26.09.2001 passed by the first respondent - the Chairman, AP Public Service Commission, Hyderabad, as being illegal and unconstitutional and to direct the respondents to treat the promotion of the petitioner of the year 1980 to the post of Senior Assistant in accordance with the recruitment notification with all consequential promotions. 2. The petitioner-applicant filed the said OA assailing the memo dated 26.09.2001 and proceedings dated 21.03.2001 passed by the AP Public Service Commission, Hyderabad and quash the same insofar as the petitioner-applicant is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to regular her seniority from 1978 in the category of Typist/Senior Assistant with effect from 1980 by revising and re-fixing her seniority at Serial No.7 above Sri K. Prabhakar and grant all consequential and attendant benefits as regard seniority, promotion, arrears of pay. 3. The facts stated are:- The petitioner is stated to be appointed as Typist in the office of AP Public Service Commission, Hyderabad consequent on her selection in Group IV Services Recruitment, 1975. It is stated that for being appointed as Junior Assistant, one must hold a degree and junior Assistant is a feeder category for promotion to the category of Senior Assistant. Similarly, Typists are also entitled for conversion as Junior Assistants or for promotion as Senior Assistants provided they hold a degree. Further, those typists who do not possess a degree are also eligible for conversion as Junior Assistant or promotion as Senior Assistant provided they have passed Four Paper Test. It is stated that the petitioner was selected as typist as per her option and in fact she was promoted as Senior Assistant on 19.09.1980 on completion of probation in the category of Typist. The Commission earlier followed the ratio of 4:1 between the Junior Assistants and Typists and because of this scheme, the petitioner was benefited and she was promoted as Senior Assistant in the year 1980 itself and got further promotions to the posts of Superintendent, Accounts Officer and Assistant Secretary. As the said ratio was found to be not correct by the Tribunal, the promotions were revised and accordingly the petitioner had to be reverted to the post of Superintendent. The Tribunal considered this issue and having regard to the Rule 4 of the Ministerial Service Rules observed that the criteria for promotion is length of service in the feeder category and not the ratio of 4:1, directed that the seniority of the applicant must be reviewed and provide proper slot to the applicant. 4. In the circumstances, we do not find any flaw in the impugned order passed by the Tribunal and the writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________________ Ghulam Mohammed, J ______________________ K.G. Shankar, J Dated: 13-7-2011 Note: Cc in 2 days (b/o) Nrg THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G. SHANKAR WP Nos.26604 of 2003 ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) Dated: 13-7-2011 Nrg