IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16960 OF 2009 Between: Dr. T. Dhorthy Lakshmi Bai W/o. J.J. James ..... Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endts.) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 5 Others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16960 OF 2009 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner Dr. T. Dhorthy Lakshmi Bai is that she is senior most qualified lecturer and instead of promoting her as principal of Sri Padmavathi Women’s (SPW) Degree & P.G. College, respondent No.5 K. Annapoorna, who absconded from duties for six years and was once punished, is appointed as in-charge principal, and respondent No.6 Dr. B. Vasantha, another junior to the petitioner, is appointed as in-charge vice-principal and this arrangement is continuing from 13 months and deliberately no regular principal is being appointed. Petitioner wants suspension of the order of appointment of respondent No.5 as principal etc. 2. At this length of time i.e. after more than one year, there is no justification in suspending the order of appointment of respondent No.5 as principal. However, another prayer of the petitioner is to appoint the regular principal which is totally justifiable as the post of principal is being not filled up for more than one year thereby depriving the rights of the qualified persons to be promoted as principal. 3. In the circumstances, it is directed that post of the principal and vice-principal if any, shall be filled up on regular basis within a period of three (3) months from today as per rules. 4. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 6, 2009. PV