IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.13446 OF 2011 BETWEEN: K. Amarnath Reddy S/o. K. Venkat Reddy …. Petitioner AND Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati, Rep. by its Executive Officer. …. Respondent HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.13446 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not preparing the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector and Draftsman Grade-II, as arbitrary and illegal and to direct the respondent to finalize the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector by placing in Grades as per G.O.Ms.No.226 I & P (Ser.V) Dept., dated 26-06-1980, and based on the seniority list of Work Inspector to finalize the seniority list in the category of Draftsman Grade-II and Assistant Engineer. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of this writ petition may be stated as follows. The petitioner was initially appointed as NMR Work Inspector in the year 1986 in the respondent Devasthanam. He is a Diploma holder in LCE. The services of the petitioner and 54 others, in the category of Work Inspector, were regularized with effect from 01-08- 1991, without issuing grades as mandated in G.O.Ms.No.226, dated 26-06-1980. Thereafter, he was promoted as Draftsman Grade-II and was promoted as Assistant Engineer (Civil) on 15-12-2001. So far, the respondent has not prepared the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector. The respondent is required to prepare the seniority list of Work Inspector after categorizing the petitioner and others into different grades, which were given basing on the qualifications, as per G.O.Ms.No.226 and place them in the scale of pay applicable to each grade. After finalizing the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector, the respondent has to prepare and finalize the seniority list in the categories of Draftsman Grade-II and also Assistant Engineer. The petitioner along with others submitted several representations to the respondent requesting to prepare the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector as per the Grades by following G.O.Ms.No.226. The latest representation submitted by the petitioner and others is dated 18-10-2010. But, the respondent is not taking any action. In fact, the Chief Engineer, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, recommended the Board for the same, but, for the reasons best known to the respondent, the matter is kept pending. The petitioner is entitled to higher seniority in the category of Work Inspector as per the G.O. basing on the educational qualifications. All the promotions given to the petitioner are temporary. Now, the respondent is preparing to finalize the seniority list in the category of Assistant Engineer, without preparing and finalizing the seniority list in the category of Work Inspector and Draftsman Grade-II. The action of the respondent in seeking to finalize the seniority list in the category of Assistant Engineer is arbitrary. Hence, the petitioner filed this writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that for the last several years the seniority lists in the cadres of Work Inspector and Draftsman Grade-II have not been prepared and finalized by the respondent, and that requesting for the same, the petitioner submitted several representations to the respondent, but no action has been taken on the representations. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondent contended that notices have to be served on all the candidates who would be affected, calling objections, for the purpose of preparation of seniority list in the cadres of Work Inspector and Draftsman Grade-II, and therefore, some time may given to serve notices on the concerned. 5. Appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondent on the representations filed by the petitioner and prepare the seniority list in the cadre of Work Inspector keeping in view the Rules and Regulations governing the service conditions of Work Inspectors. For that purpose, reasonable time can be granted to the respondent, in view of the fact that there is no seniority list in that cadre, and it has call for the objections for preparing seniority list. 6. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representations of the petitioner and prepare the provisional seniority list and then call for objections, if any, from the candidates who would be affected, and thereafter prepare the final seniority list in accordance with law, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ K.C. BHANU, J June 28, 2011. KTL