IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4358 of 2009 Between: Jinka Venkata Subbaiah, s/o. J.C. Subbanna, Mandal Incharge, APSH Corporation Limited, Chitvel Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Managing Director, AP State Housing Corporation Ltd. Urdugally, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad- 500 029. 2 The Superintending Engineer/District Manager (H), AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kadapa, Kadapa District. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of 1st respondent in not considering the case of the petitioner i.e. not recording the additional qualification i.e., B.Tech (Civil Engineering) of the petitioner in the Service Register in spite of the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in its proceedings in Rc.No. B/786/2008, dt. 20-11-2008 as illegal, arbitrary unconstitutional and violation of principles of natural justice and also contrary to the rules made there under and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the case of the petitioner by recording the additional qualification B.Tech (Civil Engineering) in the service register by following the proceedings Rc.No. B/786/2008, dt. 20-11-2008 of the 2nd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.V.RAGHAVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.MOHAN RAMI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER The petitioner joined the service of Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited as Non-technical Work Inspector in the year 1982. His services were regularized as per proceedings in Rc.No.A2/1218/91, dated 7.8.1992 with effect from 13.11.1991. He pursued B.Tech (Civil Engineering) from the institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Rajasthan by way of Distance Education with enrolment No. IASEDU/DE/03/12215. After completing his B.Tech Course through Distant Education, he submitted a representation to the 2nd respondent for inclusion of his qualification in the Service Register. The 2nd respondent in turn addressed a letter to the 1st respondent vide Rc.No.B/786/2008, dated 20.11.2008. The matter is rested with the 1st respondent. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri K.Mohanram Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited takes notice on behalf of the respondents. It is the contention of the petitioner that he pursued B.Tech (Civil Engineering) course from the institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Rajasthan and obtained certificate and therefore, his additional qualification is required to be incorporated in the Service Register. The 2nd respondent forwarded the representation of the petitioner to the 1st respondent on 20.11.2008. The 1st respondent has to act on the representation of the petitioner. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner which has been forwarded by the 2nd respondent and take appropriate decision with regard to inclusion of additional qualification of the petitioner in the Service Register, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. No costs. __________ 04-03-2009 rkk