HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 419 of 2008 JUDGMENT : (Per Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Anil R.Dave) Being aggrieved by an interim order passed in W.P.M.P.No.8098 of 2008 in Writ Petition No.6206 of 2008, dated 31st March 2008, this appeal has been filed by Additional Assistant Engineers, with a grievance that though they are eligible for promotion to the post of Assistant Divisional Engineer, their cases have not been considered by the respondent/employer-Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation Limited. We have heard the learned advocates and have also gone through the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge. It is an admitted fact that at present, the appellants-writ petitioners are working in the cadre of Additional Assistant Engineers and for the purpose of being promoted to the post of Assistant Divisional Engineer, one must be in the cadre of an Assistant Engineer, one step above the post of Additional Assistant Engineer. The case of the appellants is that upon getting a degree in the field of Engineering, they should be treated as Assistant Engineers and not Additional Assistant Engineers. The appellants have already obtained a graduation degree in the field of engineering and representations made to the respondent/employer for appointing them as Assistant Engineers are still pending and it is an admitted fact that till today, the representations have not been decided, and, therefore, the appellants are in the cadre of Additional Assistant Engineers, and not in the cadre of Assistant Engineers. In the circumstances, we are in agreement with the view expressed by the learned Single Judge that the appellants cannot be considered as eligible for being promoted to the post of Assistant Divisional Engineer. We do not see any reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The representations made by the appellants are pending since long and we are sure that the respondent/employer shall look into the representations and shall decide the same in accordance with law, as soon as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Appeal is accordingly disposed of. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 22nd April 2008 ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr