THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9360 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the respondents in not disposing the petitioner’s representations, dated 28.01.2011 and 04.03.2011, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, to direct the respondents to dispose the above representations by considering the case of the petitioner for the post of Divisional Engineer. 2. The petitioner after completion of B.Tech joined as Assistant Engineer in respondent No.1 organization on 17.10.1998. On 09.09.2005, she was promoted as Assistant Divisional Engineer and completed five years service on 08.09.2010. At the time of promotion to Divisional Engineer in the year 2009, she was probationer lacking requisite eligible service in the feeder category by one year eight days. 3. As per roster, the existing post of Divisional Engineer is reserved for Schedule Tribe (Woman). In case, woman candidate is not available and if any woman candidate is in short fall for completion of required service in the feeder category, such woman candidate has to be kept in- charge to Divisional Engineer and the regular promotion has to be given as and when she completes five years service in feeder category. In this regard, the petitioner made representations on 28.01.2011 and 04.03.2011. The Chairman and Managing Director, APSPDCL, Tirupati, addressed a letter, dated 15.03.2011, to respondent No.2 requesting him to give necessary advice on the request made by the petitioner. But till now, no decision has been taken on the representations submitted by the petitioner. 4. Heard. 5. On the representations submitted by the petitioner, respondent Nos.1 and 2 have to take appropriate decision whether to give or not, promotion to the petitioner in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing the service conditions of the petitioner. Hence, respondent Nos.1 and 2 are directed to consider and take appropriate decision on the representations of the petitioner in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing the service conditions of the petitioner, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of, with the above direction. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J April 29, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9360 OF 2011 Between: Smt. K. Hemalatha .....PETITIONER AND Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.9360 OF 2011 April 29, 2011