HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO. 23700 OF 1997 Between: A. Venkateswara Rao … Petitioner and A.P. State Road Transport Corporation and others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO.23700 OF 1997 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner questions the action of the respondents in placing him as the junior-most in the Krishna Division merely because he had exercised his option to be retained in the Krishna Division, instead of being posted at Machilipatnam Division. Sri N. Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, would place reliance on a Division Bench judgment of this court in W.P.No.12240 of 1991 dated 27.8.1997 wherein, in similar circumstances, the Division Bench considered it appropriate to direct the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to the authorities to consider his case for fixing proper rank in the seniority list in the division, where he was then working and that on such representation the authorities should consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law and the regulations of the Corporation, within 3 months thereafter. Sri N. Narasimha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner would make a representation within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In view of the aforesaid orders of the Division Bench, there shall be a similar direction, leaving it open to the petitioner, if he so chooses, to submit a representation to the authorities. In case such a representation is made, the respondents shall consider the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereupon, within 3 months from the date of receipt of the representation. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------------- RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J DATE: 6.3.2007 CVM