IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8888 of 2009 Between: Sondi J.S.Kumar S/o.S.Ch./Dalayya AP Tribal Welfare Residential School (boys) Tummanavalasa At Arakuvalley, Visakhapatnam District ..... PETITIONER AND The AP Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society & another. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.RAMAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 8888 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not promoting the petitioner as Principal of Residential School or Junior Lecturer in any of the Residential Junior Colleges as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri D.Rama Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that according to the Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society Recruitment Rules, 1999, the post of Principal of Residential Schools is shown at category 7 of class-II and the method of recruitment and qualification for the said post is by promotion from category-I of class-III viz. post graduate teacher with requirements of 50% minimum marks at post graduate level, holding of B.Ed. Degree, five years experience as post graduate teacher in Tribal Welfare Residential School and a pass in accounts test for the Executive Officers conducted by the A.P.P.S.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as per G.O.Ms.No.225 dated 18.05.1999, the requirement of passing departmental examination by the persons who crossed 45 years can be exempted. The grievance of the petitioner, as projected by the learned counsel, is that though atleast three of his juniors, who were post graduate teachers, were promoted as principals, the petitioner’s case is not considered and that his representation dated 09.02.2009 made to respondent No.2 has not been disposed of. Having heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare, I am of the view that the interest of justice would be met by directing respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Principal or Junior Lecturer in Junior Colleges run by respondent No.1, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.11641 of 2009 is dismissed as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dt:28.04.2009 Usd