IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 16596 of 2009 Between: K. Bulli Swamy S/o. Ganga Raju Buddhavaram, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 VKR College Reptd. by its Principal & Correspondent Krishna District. 2 G. Narayana, Buddhavaram, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District. 3 Regional Director of College Education Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4 Commissioner of Collegiate Education Government of A.P. 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 order or direction, more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not promoting the petitioner as regular Principal in the existing vacancy taking into account the Proceedings Rc.No. 837 / C2 / 2009 dated 28-07-2009 issued by the 3rd respondent, and posting the 2nd respondent as Principal FAC as arbitrary, illegal and malafide violating Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and issue consequential directions, directing the respondents to forthwith consider and promote the petitioner as regular Principal in the existing vacancy taking into account the Proceedings Rc. No. 837/ C2 /2009 dated 28-07-2009 issued by the 3rd respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16596 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in not implementing the order passed by the 3rd respondent-Regional Director of College Education, Rajahmundry dated 28.07.2009 is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing for the respondents 3 and 4. As could be seen from the order dated 28.07.2009, it was found that the petitioner herein who is working as a lecturer in Zoology is senior to the 3rd respondent and therefore, there was a direction to place the petitioner as Full Additional Charge to the post of Principal of the 1st respondent-college. In the circumstances, the 1st respondent-college is bound to implement the same provided the said order dated 28.07.2009 stands good as on today. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to take the necessary further steps to implement the order of the 3rd respondent dated 28.07.2009 forthwith provided the order stands good as on today. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 17-08-2009 Note: Issue C.C. by tomorrow. B/o KLP