THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 8624 OF 2011 ORDER: 1. Challenging the action of the respondent in not considering the case of the petitioner for the promotion to the post of Assistant Manager in the existing vacancies in the water fleet section under Scheduled Caste quota inspite of completion of service of two years, the present Writ Petition is filed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that though the petitioner is eligible to be considered for the promotion as Assistant Manager, his representation dated 30.06.2010 has not been considered, and therefore he prays to allow the Writ Petition. 3. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent contended that on earlier occasion, a Writ Petition was filed by the petitioner and the same was disposed of by this Court directing the respondent to consider his case and after consideration of the same, his case was rejected by the respondent, and therefore, the present Writ Petition is not maintainable. 4. The petitioner is working as Supervisor in water fleet unit in Vijayawada with the respondent corporation. He belongs to scheduled caste community. The fact remains that at the time of filing of the earlier Writ Petitioner, the petitioner had not completed two years’ service in feeder category for the purpose of giving promotion to the higher post and by 12.02.2010, it seems the petitioner completed the required service in the feeder post. In such circumstances, filing of earlier Writ Petition is not a bar for filing the present Writ Petition. If the petitioner is qualified and fit for promotion, his case has to be considered in accordance with the service rules. No doubt, promotion cannot be claimed as a matter of right but the case of the employee for promotion has to be considered by the appropriate authority in accordance with rules. Therefore, appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondent in accordance with the rules governing the service conditions of the petitioner to give promotion to the candidates to the post of Assistant Manager in the water fleet section. Accordingly, the respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 30.06.2010 in accordance with rules and regulations of Corporation to give or not to give promotion within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and to communicate the decision taken on the representation to the petitioner immediately thereafter. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. --------------------- (K.C.Bhanu, J.) 11.04.2011 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 8624 OF 2011 11.04.2011 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 8624 OF 2011 11.04.2011 Between: P.Raghava Rao …Petitioner And The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad …Respondent