IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11241 of 2005 DATED: 13-4-2006 Between: B.Narsing Reddy petitioner And Sri Saraswathi Gramena Bank, Adilabad Rep by its Chairman and another Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 11241 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to appear for interview as illegal and for a consequential direction to the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of MMGS-II Officer from the date on which the other candidates were promoted with all consequential benefits. The petitioner is working as officer in JMGS-I category and claims that he is fully eligible for promotion to MMGS-II category post. The respondent bank vide circular 19.3.2005 invited application from eligible officers to fill up 17 vacant posts of MMGS-II. The petitioner applied for the same and attended the written test along with other candidates and was declared qualified in the written test vide circular 20.4.2002. Whereas, call letters were issued to other candidates to appear for interview on 16th and 17th May, 2005 but the petitioner was not called for interview. Questioning the action of the respondents in not calling the petitioner for interview, the present writ petition is filed. The matter was listed on 17.5.2005 and adjourned twice. Meanwhile, a counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents was filed inter alia stating that the first respondent bank merged with the Deccan Grameena Bank and the petitioner was permitted to attend the interview held in the month of May,2005 and the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Inasmuch as the petitioner was permitted to attend the interview for promotion to the post of MMGS-II, no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition. It is needless to observe that if any adverse orders are passed against the petitioner, he would be at liberty to challenge the same, if he is so advised. Subject to above observation the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE:13.4.2006 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11241 of 2005 DATED: 13-4-2006