IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON’BLE ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL No.505 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 16/04/2008 in WP No.6486 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Md.Sarwaruddin S/o.Mohd.Jaheeruddin AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad 2 N.Madhava Reddy S/o.Narayana Reddy AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad 3 P.Yadagiri S/o.P.Veeraiah AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad 4 B.Goverdhan S/o.Venkatarajaiah AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad 5 K.Chinna Showri S/o.Balaiah AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad 6 V.Sri Ram Kumar S/o.V.Suryanarayana AP TRANSCO, Vidyuthsoudha, Hyderabad ... APPELLANTS AND 1 The Transmission Corporation of A.P.Limited, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director. 2 The Chief General Manager (HRD & Trg) AP TRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. 3 P.nageshwar Rao S/o.P.Jangalal R/o.H.No.12-1-331/45,Beside Post office Dattareya colony, Asif nagar,Hyderabad-500028 4 M.Kalpana D/o.M.V.Kumar C/o.P.Nageshwar Rao, R/o.H.no.12-1-331/45, Beside Post office,Dattareya colony, Asifnagar, Hyderabad-500028 5 M.Sree Lakshmi D/o.M.Krishna Rao C/o.P.Nageshwar Rao, R/o.H.no.12-1-331/45, Beside Post office,Dattareya colony, Asifnagar, Hyderabad-500028 6 D.Rambabu S/o.D.Ramanadham C/o.P.Nageshwar Rao, R/o.H.no.12-1-331/45, Beside Post office,Dattareya colony, Asifnagar, Hyderabad-500028 7 N.Siva Rama Krishna S/o.N.Narasimha Murthy C/o.P.Nageshwar Rao, R/o.H.no.12-1-331/45, Beside Post office,Dattareya colony, Asifnagar, Hyderabad-500028 8 V. Sriram Kumar S/o. Not known to petitioners C/o.Chief General Manager (HRD & TRG) AP TRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: Mr.B.SHIVA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: P.R.BALARAMI REDDY (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following: Judgment: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Subhash Reddy) The appellants herein are the respondents to 8 in the writ petition. This writ appeal is filed against the order of the learned single Judge dated 16-04-2008, passed in W.V.M.P.No.1212 of 2008 in W.P.No.6486 of 2008. The respondents 3 to 7 herein, who are the petitioners in the writ petition, have questioned the proceedings dated 31-07-2007, issued in Memo No. CGM (HRD&TRG)/ DS (P)/AS (S)/ PO Reg. (Tech & Non-Tech) Asst.120/07 and also for consequential direction to respondents 1 and 2 to treat them as seniors to the appellants herein. At first instance, an ad interim order was passed on 27-03-2008 directing respondents 1 and 2 herein not to effect any promotions from the cadre of Senior Assistants. But, however, on the application filed by the respondents 1 and 2 herein, the learned single Judge, by impugned order, modified the earlier order to the effect that the claims of the appellants for promotion shall not be considered in preference to respondents 3 to 7. In this appeal, it is submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that in the final seniority list prepared, the appellants are shown as seniors and when the claim of the unofficial respondents herein claiming seniority over the appellants is pending consideration in the writ petition, the learned single Judge ought not to have granted interim directions by way of the impugned order. We have perused the order passed by the learned single Judge. It is to be noted that interlocutory applications are still pending consideration fur further orders. But, however, it is clear that the appellants herein were not served before passing the impugned order. In that view of the matter, we dispose of the writ appeal permitting the appellants to appear before the learned single Judge and file appropriate counter affidavit seeking modification of the order. However, we further direct that no promotion shall be given either to the appellants or to respondents 3 to 7 pending passing of final orders by the learned single Judge. Further, it is clarified that if there are any other candidates in the seniority list in the feeder category for promotions, who are seniors to the appellants as well as respondents 3 to 7, this order will not preclude the official respondents to effect promotions for such candidates. Subject to the above directions, the writ appeal is disposed of. No order as to costs. Let the WVMP and WPMPs be posted for further orders immediately after Summer Vacation, 2008. ___________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ. May 2, 2008 GRR/MRR _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J.