THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 16299 of 2011 Dated: 20-12-2011 Between Smt K.Jhansi Lakshmi …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Revenue (Ser.II) Department, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Oral order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) This writ petition is directed against the order of the learned Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad dated 7-4-2010 dismissing the application filed by the petitioner-O.A.No. 5127 of 2007. The petitioner while working as an Administrative Officer in the category of Tahsildar under the A.P. Civil Services (Executive Branch), assailed the order of the State Government (1st respondent) dated 27- 6-2006, whereby her request for fixation of seniority in the category of Deputy Tahsildar immediately below one Smt R.Srilatha who was a direct recruit of 1989 batch and appointed in Krishna District, was rejected. The Tribunal rejected the application on noticing that though the petitioner was a direct recruit Deputy Tahsildar allotted to Chittoor District; had come to Krishna District and took the last rank amongst the directly recruited Deputy Tahsildars of Krishna District, on account of her request transfer from, one District to the other. Earlier there was some dispute between the seniority of the petitioner and another direct recruit Deputy Tahsildar Sri N.Suguna Kumari. That was resolved by a judgment of the Tribunal in O.A.No. 6447 of 1998. Consequent on the judgment in that O.A. the State Government issued G.O.Ms.No.324 dated 19-5-2000 as an errata to the earlier G.O.Ms.No.822 dated 11-8-1994, on account of which the seniority of the petitioner over Sri N. Suguna Kumari was restored. The grievance presented by the petitioner in O.A.No. 5127 of 2007 is not on the basis that Sri N.Suguna Kumari who is now treated as junior to the petitioner in the Krishna District unit, has superceded the petitioner in promotion to the next higher post of Deputy Collector. The petitioner’s grievance appears to be against one Smt R.Srilatha who is also a direct recruit Deputy Tahsildar, originally allotted to Krishna District. On the basis of the initial dates of appointment Smt R.Srilatha may be junior to the petitioner. The petitioner however had to take last rank among the directly recruited Deputy Tahsildars of Krishna District with effect from the date of her transfer thereto i.e., in view of the orders in G.O.Ms.No.684 dated 23-7-1993. As a consequence Smt R.Srilatha is senior to the petitioner in the initial category of Deputy Tahsildar. Oblivious all her antecedent service history which resulted in her taking last rank in Krishna District on her request transfer, the petitioner appears to be aggrieved that Smt R.Srilatha had stolen a march in promotion to the next higher category of Deputy Collector. This apprehension has rightly been rejected by the Tribunal as without basis. We concur. No merits. The writ petition is dismissed. No costs. __________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 20th December, 2011 ________________________________ G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY, J GRR