IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 18922 of 2004 Between: B. Vasantha Rao S/o Banya Nayak, working as Lower Divisional Clerk, Electricity Revenue Office, Jagtial, Karimnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 AP TRANSCO, rep., by Managing Director, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 2 The Superintending Engineer(Operation) N.P.D.C.L., Karimnagar, Karimnagar District 3 Asst. Accounts Officer, Electricity Revenue Officer, Jagtial, Karimangar District 4 Chief Managing Director N.P.D.C.L., AP Transco, Warangal, Warangal District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion to the Post of Junior Accounts Officer in one of the Existing vacancies in AP TRANSCO in Karimnagar District under S.T. Category as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents herein to promote the petitioner to the post of Junior Accounts Officer in one of the Existing vacancies in AP Transco in Karimngar District Under ST Category forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. C.RAJA SHEKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. S.RAVINDRANATH The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER: The petitioner is working as an LDC in the respondent-company. He contends that he is having all qualifications to hold the post of Junior Accounts Officer, but the respondents are not considering his merit and extra qualifications under ST category. He made a representation on 5-8-2004 to the 2nd respondent to consider his request for promotion as Junior Accounts Officer. The learned counsel for the respondents represents that in between the post of LDC and the Junior Accounts Officer, there is a post of UDC and the petitioner cannot be directly promoted as Junior Accounts Officer. In the light of the submissions made by both the parties, the 2nd respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioner dated 5-8- 2004 regarding his request for promotion to the post of Junior Accounts Officer. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. _____________________ (Dr. G.YETHIRAJULU,J) 13th October, 2004. Note: Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. B/o Tsy To 1. The Managing Director, AP TRANSCO, Vidyuth Soudha, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintending Engineer(Operation) N.P.D.C.L., Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. 3 The Asst. Accounts Officer, Electricity Revenue Officer, Jagtial, Karimangar District. 4 The Chief Managing Director N.P.D.C.L., AP Transco, Warangal, Warangal District. 5. Two CD Copies.