IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3090 of 2009 Between: T. Parvathalu S/o. Chinna Mallaiah District Water Management Agency, Nalgonda (Cluster Huzurnagar) ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Limited, 5-10-193, HACA Bhavan, 1st Floor, Opp. Public Gardens, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing Director. 2 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Limited, Nalgonda Sub Division, Nalgonda. .....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 in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for promotion to the post of Driver with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in not considering the just claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Driver while considering the cases of juniors to the said post without any valid reasons or justification which is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, unjust and subversive of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution besides being opposed to the principles of rule of seniority and rule of promotion. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.NARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.R.BALARAMI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is working as a helper in the A.P. State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Limited-1st respondent. He was transferred to various divisions from time to time and presently he is working as Helper (Office Subordinate) in District Water Management Agency, Nalgonda. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though he is senior in the cadre of Helper Grade-II, one Ch.Somi Reddy, who is junior to him, has been posted as Driver. He submitted representation dated 29.09.2008 claiming promotion to the post of Driver in the existing vacancies. His representation is stated to be pending consideration with the 1st respondent. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission hearing, Sri P.R.Balarami Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of A.P.State Coop. Rural Irrigation Corporation Ltd. received notice on behalf of the respondents. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 4. Since the representation submitted by the petitioner is stated to be pending consideration with the 1st respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 29.09.2008 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:18th February, 2009. cs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KSRANI}