IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO: 14602 of 2004 Between: Smt.Ch.Renuka Devi, s/o Suryanarayana, Keyes High School for Girls, Secunderabad, r/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Regional Joint Director of School Education, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Education (S.E.) Department, rep., by its Prl.Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Keyes High School for Girls, St.John Road, Secunderabad, rep., by its Secretary and Correspondent .....RESPONDENTS 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not promoting petitioner to the post of School Assistant (Science) as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to promote her to the vacant post of Aided School Assistant (Science) in the 4th respondent School as per the guidelines laid down in G.O.Ms.No.75, school Education (PS-2) Department, dated 23-9-2002 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.SUBBA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court at the admission stage made the following: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.14602 OF 2004 ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Teacher in the 4th respondent school. She contends that she acquired the qualifications to qualify herself as a School Assistant (Science). She further contends that she submitted several representations to the 4th respondent by marking copies to R-1 to R-3 and the latest representation dated 30-06-2004, to the respondents requesting to consider her case for promotion as School Assistant. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 4th respondent did not pass any orders on the representation made by the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner approached this Court seeking a direction to the 4th respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representation made by the petitioner, regarding the promotion of the petitioner as School Assistant. 3 . In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the 4th respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders according to Rules on the representation said to be made by the petitioner for the promotion as a School Assistant (Science) within eight weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order and in the event of the 4th respondent proposing the name of the petitioner to the first respondent, the first respondent shall pass appropriate orders on the said proposal within two months from the date of receipt of such proposal. 4. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. -------------------------------- Dr. G.YETHIRAJULU, J 18th August, 2004 SKM TO 1 The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Prl.Secretary to Government,Government of Andhra Pradesh, Education (S.E.) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Two C.Cs. to G.P. for School Education, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D.Copies.