THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Wednesday, 6th day of February,2008 W.P.No.5723 of 1999 Between:- K. Nagaraja Rao & others … Petitioners and The Executive Committee, Andhra Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation, rep. by its Chairman, Warehousing Sadan, 2nd floor, Nampally, Hyderabad-1 and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.5723 of 1999 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of respondents in not considering the cases of petitioners for promotion to the post of Warehouse Manager Grade I as per the Board’s Resolution dated 27-8-1997 at the ratio of 2:1 on the ground that the Government has not accorded approval is arbitrary and illegal and to grant all consequential benefits. Petitioners are working as Assistant Managers (Technical) in the respondent-State Warehousing Corporation. It is their grievance that they are entitled to be promoted to the post of Manager Grade I along with those who are working as Warehouse Managers Grade II at 2:1 ratio. In fact, the Board of Directors of the respondent-Corporation in their meeting held on 27-8-1997 approved the said proposal to consider promotion to the post of Manager Grade I from the category of Warehouse Manager Grade II and Assistant Manager Grade II in the ratio of 2:1 based on the recommendation made by the sub-committee constituted in this regard. Further, the proposals were submitted to the Government to amend the Recruitment Rules under Regulation 6 of A.P. State Warehousing Corporation Employees’ Regulations. Section 42(1) of the Warehousing Corporation Act,1962 (Central Act 58 of 1962) reads as under: “A Warehousing Corporation may with the previous sanction of the appropriate Government by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the Rules made thereunder to provide for all matters for which provision is necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act.” Now the grievance of the petitioners is that though the Board has passed a resolution on 27-8-1997 and sought for approval of the Government, the respondents are denying the promotion to the petitioners on the ground that the Government has not given its approval for the said proposals sent by them. In fact, according to the petitioners, in several other categories, pending approval of the Government promotions were made, whereas insofar as promotion to the category of Manager Grade I is concerned, the respondents are not following such procedure. Be that as it may, now it is the contention of the respondents that the proposal, as considered in the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 27-8-1997, is pending with the Government, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioners as soon as it is approved by the Government. If it is not approved as of now, the respondents shall approach the Government and seek for approval of the said resolution passed by the Board on 27-8-1997, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and consider the case of the petitioner for being promoted to the post of Manager Grade I immediately thereafter. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 06-2-2008 prk