The Hon’ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu Writ Petition No.11917 of 2011 Between: S.Mohan Reddy and another ..... Petitioners AND 1.Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, rep. by its Registrar, Public Gardens, Nampalli, Hyderabad and another. .....Respondents The Court made the following: Order: Petitioner filed this Writ Petition seeking a declaration that the action of respondent No.1 in not recommending the petitioners’ cases to respondent No.2 for up-gradation/re- designation from the post of Library Assistant and Semi Professional to the post of Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant respectively, as has been done in respect of one V.Nireekshana Babu, vide G.O.Rt.No.1048, dated 01-10- 1999, as illegal and arbitrary. The brief facts of the case, as stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, are as follows: Petitioner No.1 was appointed as Library Assistant and petitioner No.2 was appointed as Semi-Professional by direct recruitment in respondent No.1- University in the years 1996 and 1990 respectively. Both the petitioners have rendered 16 years and 21 years of service in the same cadre. It is the case of the petitioners that on representations made by One V.Nireekshana Babu, who has rendered 10 years of service as Library Assistant in the first respondent-University, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, has re-designated his post from Library Assistant to Assistant Librarian in the UGC pay scale, counted his past service of 10 years and from to time, promoted him as Assistant Librarian Senior scale, Associate Professor under CAS (Career Advancement Scheme) and University Librarian. The grievance of the petitioners is that similar representations made by them for up gradation /re- designation from the posts of Library Assistant and Semi- Professional to the posts of Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant are not being forwarded by respondent No.1- University to respondent No.2. Heard both sides. Admittedly, the representation made by one V.Nireekshana Babu for upgradation of his post from Library Assistant to Assistant Librarian was forwarded by respondent No.1 and approved by respondent No.2. The case of the petitioners is similarly situated to that of the said V.Nireekshana Babu. Therefore, appropriate decision has to be taken by respondent No.1 in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to take appropriate decision and recommend the petitioners’ cases to respondent No.2 for up gradation/re-designation from the posts of Library Assistant and Semi-Professional to the posts of Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant respectively, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ (K.C.Bhanu, J) Date: 28th April, 2011 lur