IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 10055 of 2004 Between: Y. Bhaskara Rao S/o Venkateswara Rao A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Guntur R/o Guntur, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Rep Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Housing (RH-I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ declaring that the action of the respondents in not appointing the petitioner as Assistant Engineer in spite of the fact that he has acquired Graduation qualification after being recruited as Technical Work Inspector in the 1st respondent Corporation on par with similarly situated employees whose names are contained in G.O.Ms. No. 99 dated 20-11-2002, is arbitrary and discriminatory and direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Assistant Engineer with all consequential benefits as were extended to the similarly situated employees contained in the said G.O. with retrospective effect and allow all consequential benefits including arrears of wages and grant such other relief as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.V.CH.NAIDU The Court made the following : O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court in WPMP No.12774 of 2004, dated 22.06.2004 directed the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Assistant Engineer, as per rules. With this direction, the main writ petition itself can be disposed of. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Assistant Engineer, if he is otherwise eligible as per rules, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------- JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU 1ST DECEMBER, 2004 PGS To 1 A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Rep Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secretary, Housing (RH-I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.10055 OF 2004 1ST DECEMBER, 2004