HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.12887 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a School Assistant in Ravindra Model High School, Sadasivpet, Medak District with effect from 06.07.1984. The petitioner contends that he is fully eligible to be promoted as a Head Master, and that the 2nd respondent had, in fact, addressed a letter dated 02.08.1997 requesting that necessary orders be issued with regards approval of the petitioner’s promotion as Head Master. The 2nd respondent, however, returned the proposal by proceedings dated 28.11.1997 on the ground that the petitioner did not pass the Head Master’s accounts test. The 3rd respondent requested the 1st respondent, vide proceedings dated 01.03.1999, to submit a detailed report and, accordingly, the 1st respondent sent the information vide proceedings dated 15.07.1999. While matters stood thus, the 1st respondent issued proceedings dated 29.07.1999, appointing another person as the Head Master on a honorary basis. Contending that he had already promoted, and appointment of another amounted to his reversion, the petitioner filed W.P. No.10892 of 2000 which is said to be pending before this Court. While matters stood thus, the 1st respondent issued proceedings dated 06.07.2000 calling upon the petitioner to answer the questions mentioned therein, including whether the petitioner had obtained permission to file a writ petition. The petitioner was called upon to furnish details of the donations collected from the students. The petitioner was informed that, in case he failed to answer these questions before closure of the school, the 1st respondent would presume that he had no answers to the objections and that action would be taken by the governing body as it felt fit. It is not known whether, subsequently, the petitioner submitted his reply to the questions referred to in the proceedings dated 06.07.2000 and whether any action was taken by the respondents against him. Be that as it may, the proceedings dated 06.07.2000 are more in the nature of a show cause notice calling upon the petitioner to show cause with regards the allegations made therein which are in the form of questions. As has been held by the Supreme Court in Special Director v. Mohd. Ghulam Ghouse[1], this Court would, ordinarily, not interfere to quash a show cause notice, and would relegate the petitioner to file a reply thereto. Since more than a decade has elapsed in the interregnum, and in as much it is not known as to what transpired subsequent to the writ petition being filed, I see no reason to now interdict the impugned proceedings dated 06.07.2000. In case the respondents have not taken any action against him till date, it is open to the petitioner to submit his objections to the questions raised in the impugned proceedings. The writ petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. ____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date: 22.07.2010 MRKR [1] (2004)3 SCC 440 (paragraph No.5)