THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.28883 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Executive Engineer in the A.P. Scheduled Caste Service Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited, on 13.11.1985. Thereafter, he was promoted as Deputy Executive Engineer, on 19.10.2000. The Corporation has since undergone change and it is now part of A.P. Education and Welfare Infrastructure Development Corporation, the 1st respondent herein. The petitioner states that in a final seniority list, in the post of Assistant Executive Engineer, he was assigned place No.1, and two Assistant Executive Engineers, by name K.Narasimha Murthy and P.Pratap Reddy, were shown in places 3 and 5, whereas in the provisional seniority list, for the post of Deputy Executive Engineers, those two were shown above him. The petitioner claims to have raised an objection for it. His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. The respondents are contemplating to effect promotions, on the basis of the provisional seniority list. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. It is no doubt true that the petitioner was assigned first place in the seniority list for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer. What prompted the respondents to change that position, vis-à-vis two fellow Engineers of the petitioner, by name K.Narasimha Murthy and P.Pratap Reddy, in the provisional seniority list, for the post of Deputy Executive Engineers, is not immediately known. The provisional seniority list was published way back in the year 2008. There cannot be any justification to keep the matter in such a fluid condition for years together. The seniority list for the post of Deputy Executive Engineers, needs to be finalized, as early as possible, since it becomes very much relevant for effecting promotions to the higher post. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to finalize the seniority list for the posts of Deputy Executive Engineers within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, duly taking into account the objections that were raised by the petitioner and other affected persons. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.07.12.2010. GJ