THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL No.468 of 2010 Dated:23.06.2010 Between: P.Sreemannarayana, And others. ...Appellants And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, And others. ...Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL No.468 of 2010 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) The petitioners’ writ petition against the order of the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation, whereby and whereunder the final seniority list of Assistant Engineers (Diploma) was issued, was admitted by the Court. The petitioners’ prayer in W.P.M.P.No.16161 of 2010 to injunct the Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation from issuing promotions to respondent Nos.3 to 50 and other Assistant Engineers (Diploma) to the category of Deputy Executive Engineers was denied by the learned single Judge observing that all further promotions hereafter as a consequence of impugned seniority list will be subject to further orders of the Court. This is the subject matter of the Letters Patent Appeal. Counsel for the appellants/petitioners submits that the seniority list, prima facie, suffers from errors and such tainted seniority list cannot be the basis for promotion to next higher category. We are, prima facie, not agreed with the submission. It is axiomatic that till a seniority list – be it provisional or final; is set aside, nothing prevents the competent authority to treat it as the basis for the purpose of promotion. If large number of promotions are stopped, it would result in heart burning not only to the contesting respondents but also to many others who are similarly situated. Therefore, we are not inclined to interfere with the order. Unless and until the petitioners succeed, they cannot be given such relief. The Writ Appeal is dismissed. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) _______________________ (VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J) 23.06.2010 vs