THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P.No.3334 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner has prayed that the proceedings of the second respondent in Proceedings No. LC1/2232/APSC/99 dated 12.09.2001 be declared as illegal and the case of the petitioner be considered for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer from the post of Technical Work Inspector in the A.P. Scheduled Castes Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited-second respondent. The petitioner was appointed as Work Inspector in the Engineering Division of District Scheduled Caste Service Cooperative Society Limited, Nellore and was placed in the regular time scale with effect from 01.02.1987. On being given the regular salary, the petitioner was appointed to the post of Technical Work Inspector from 1990 onwards. The name of the petitioner was shown at serial No.5 under post ‘A’ in the list of persons working against sanctioned posts. The petitioner has made a representation to the respondents to promote him to the post of Assistant Engineer. However, the same was not considered. The petitioner filed W.P.No.31330 of 1997, which was disposed of on 09.08.2001 with a direction to the respondents therein to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer. The second respondent vide impugned proceedings dated 12.09.2001 rejected the case of the petitioner on the ground that the Technical Work Inspector post is not a sanctioned post as per the staffing pattern set out in annexure I to G.O.Ms.No.200 dated 12.09.1985 and therefore, the post of Technical Work Inspector is not included in the approved service rules of the Technical Staff of the Engineering Wing, APSCCFC Limited, Hyderabad. It was further observed that there was no channel of promotion to the post of Technical Work Inspector as per the service rules and hence, the petitioner cannot be promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the writ petition, the respondents have themselves considered the cases of various other employees who were also working as Technical Work Inspectors before respondents 2 to 4 and have been promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer. Learned counsel has placed on record copies of the orders passed by the second respondent dated 24.02.2006. A perusal of the orders dated 24.02.2006 shows that the following persons were appointed as Assistant Engineers: 1) Sri M.V. Raja Gopala Rao, Technical Work Inspector, Nellore District. 2) Sri T. Hanumantha Rao, D.M., Grade II, Nellore District. 3) Sri K. Kondaiah, D.M., Grade II, Nellore District. 4) Sri M. Ramanaiah, Technical Work Inspector, Nellore District. Learned counsel submits that the post of Draughtsman (D.M.) is equivalent to the post of Technical Work Inspector. Learned counsel further submits that out of the aforementioned four persons who have been appointed as Assistant Engineers, Sri K. Kondaiah and M. Ramanaiah are juniors to the petitioner as per the seniority list circulated by the respondents. It is thus contended that as the cases of similarly situated persons have been considered, the petitioner’s case also be ordered to be considered by the respondents afresh. Since the cases of four persons mentioned above, who were also working as Technical Work Inspectors and Draughtsman have been considered by the respondents and have been promoted as Assistant Engineers, there is no reason for the respondents to discriminate the petitioner. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the second respondent is directed to consider the case of the petitioner afresh for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, in case the petitioner fulfils all the conditions. There shall be no order as to costs. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J Dt. 18.10.2011 lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P.No. 3334 of 2002 Dt. 18.10.2011