THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23587 OF 1999 Dated: 27.01.2011 Between: D.V.Satyanarayana and another ..... Petitioners And Director of College Education and another ….. Respondents The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23587 OF 1999 ORDER : The petitioners herein were appointed in the 2nd respondent- College as contingency staff in the years 1970 and 1979 respectively. Subsequently they were promoted to the post of Attender and their services were also converted to Class-IV. While so vacancies arose to the posts of Herbarium Keeper and Museum Keeper and the Departmental Promotional Committee had passed resolution dated 17.07.1998 recommending the names of the petitioners herein. However, the 1st respondent vide proceedings dated 10.08.1998 rejected the proposals on the ground that the petitioners did not possess the minimum qualification required to hold the posts. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition has been filed. Despite notice, no counter affidavit is filed by the 1st respondent. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing for the 1st respondent. It is the specific contention of the petitioners that so far as the posts of Herbarium Keeper and Museum Keeper are concerned, the minimum qualification is only 8th standard and the amendment said to have been brought out to the Service Rules vide G.O.Ms.No.965, General Administration Service Department, dated 21.10.1995 cannot be made applicable to the petitioners since by that time they were already working with the 2nd respondent-College. In the absence of a counter affidavit by the 1st respondent contraverting the plea taken by the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to reconsider the claim of the petitioners for absorption in the posts of Herbarium Keeper and Museum Keeper respectively. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 10.08.1998 to the extent of rejecting the promotion to the petitioners herein is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to reconsider the claim of the petitioners for absorption in the posts of Herbarium Keeper and Museum Keeper and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 27.01.2011 Ivd