IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 16241 of 2008 Between: Ch. Ram Reddy S/o. Pratap Reddy o/o. SDO (Phones-II), Karimnagar, BSNL, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chief General Manager, A.P. Telecom (BSNL), Door Sanchar Bhavan, Nampally Station Road, Abids, Hyderabad-I. 2 The General Manager, Telecom District (BSNL), Karimnagar District. 3 S. Govardhanchary, O/o. Sub-Divisional Officer Phones-I, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus holding the action of the respondents in considering the petitioner below one Sri S.Govardhanachari, Telephone Mechanic, Karimnagar, during pendency of Writ Petition No.2166/2006 for the purpose of counseling proposed to be held on 25.07.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of article 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled to be called above Sri S. Govardhanachari for the purpose of transfer counselilng to be held on 25.07.2008 or any subsequent date, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.KRISHNA MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.(SC FOR B.S.N.L) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.16241 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus holding the action of the respondents in considering the petitioner below one Sri S.Govardhanachari, Telephone Mechanic, Karimnagar, during pendency of Writ Petition No.2166 of 2006 for the purpose of counseling proposed to be held on 25.07.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. It is an admitted fact that the third respondent herein is far junior to the third respondent in Writ Petition No.2166 of 2006. Therefore, there is no necessity of further adjudicating the matter as to seniority between the petitioner and third respondent. In view of the adjudication made in W.P.No.2166 of 2006, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to reconsider the transfer of petitioner on the basis of his seniority and pass appropriate orders, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 17.12.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.16241 of 2008 17.12.2008