IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY , THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY WP .NO:16492 of 2010 Between: M. Gangadharam s/o.M.Krishnaiah,. Incharge Engineer in Chief, R&B Department, HUDCO, Hyderabad . ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Govt. of A.P. rep.by its Principal Secretary (Services) GAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 K. Siva Reddy s/o. late K.Subba Reddy, presently working as I/c. Engineer-in-Chief (Admn & NH), R & B Department, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 4 N. Rama Rao, presently working as I/c. Engineer-in-Chief (Roads) R & B Department, Errummanzil, Hyderabad. 5 The Registrar, A.P.A.T. Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. (Respondent No.2 is not necessary party to this W.P.) .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Certiorari; (a) to call for the records connected with the final orders of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal dated 29.04.2010 passed in O.A.No. 6783/2008 and quash the same; (b) to direct the 1st respondent to consider and promote the petitioner as Engineer-in-Chief coming under category (i) of A.P.Roads and Buildings Engineering Service Rules issued under G.O.Ms.No. 103 dated 22-05-1996 w.e.f. 01-09-2005, on which date the immediate junior Sri Meera Mohiuddin was promoted, (c) to declare that the respondents 3 and 4 are ineligible and unfit to be continued as I/c.Engineers-in-Chief as they are only I/s. Chief Engineers and not even regular Superintending Engineers and they cannot be continued as I/c. Engineers-in-Chief after the petitioner was regularly promoted as Chief Engineer w.e.f. 01-04-2003 by the 1st respondent through G.O.Ms.No. 141 (TR & B (Ser.I) Dept., dated 4-06-2007, and issue any other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble court may deem fit and proper the circumstances of the case; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI P. BALA KRISHNA MURTHY Advocate for the Petitioner and of Govt. Pleader Services-I for respondents 1 and 2, and of Sri R.V.Mallikarjuna Rao Advocate for respondent No.3, the Court made the following: ORDER: “ Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the order passed by the Government in G.O.Rt.No. 904, dated 16-09-2011, constituting a committee to examine the grievances/appeals filed against the finalized zone wise and state wide integrated seniority list of Deputy Executive Engineers (R & B), dated 4-08-2011, and directing the Committee to submit a report before 30-09-2011, the matter is adjourned to 01-11-2011. Post on 01-11-2011. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings Department, Govt. of A.P. Secretariat,, Hyderabad. 2. K. Siva Reddy s/o. late K.Subba Reddy, presently working as I/c. Engineer-in-Chief (Admn & NH), R & B Department, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 3. N. Rama Rao, presently working as I/c. Engineer-in-Chief (Roads) R & B Department, Errummanzil, Hyderabad. ( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. The Registrar, A.P.A.T. Purani Haveli, Hyderabad. 5. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Services I, High court of A.P.Hyd. (BY SPL.MESSENGER) 6. One C.C.to Sri P.Balakrishna Murthy Advocate (OPUC) 7. One C.C.to Sri R.V.Mallikarjuna Rao, Advocate (OPUC) 8. 2 spare copies. HIGH COURT VE.J & GKMR.J DATED 22-09-2011 POST ON 1-11-2011 ORDER W.P.NO. 16492 OF 2010 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 27-9-2011 HIGH COURT VE.J & GKMR.J DATED 22-09-2011 POST ON 1-11-2011 ORDER W.P.NO. 16492 OF 2010 DIRECTION