IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 127 of 2006 Between: Smt. T.N. Suryamangala, W/o.Vishnumurthy, E41, A.P.S.R.T.C., Employees Thrift & Credit Cooperative Society Limited, Azamabad, Hyderabad, R/o. Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C. Employees Thrift & Credit Cooperative Society Limited, Azamabad, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary. 2 The A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director & Vice Chairman, R.T.C 'X' Roads, Musheerabad, 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 particularly one in nature of Writ of CERTIORARI calling for the records pertaining to Lr.No. CCS11/1921 (EST), dt. 5-10-2005 on the file of the 1st Respondent and Quash the same as being violative of A.P.S.R.T.C. Circular No,. PD-26/2004, dt. 28-6-2004, & Lr.No. P2/754(1)/2004-PO(IV) on the file of the 2nd Respondent and Art. 16 (A) & 335 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to reconsider petitioners case for promotion as Assistant Manager in the 1st Respondent society in view of the Constitution Amendment to Art. 16 (A) of Constitution of India, & A.P.S.R.T.C Circular No. PD-26/2004, dt. 28-6-2004, & Lr.No. P2/754(1)/2004-PO(IV) on the file of the 2nd Respondent in the Interest of justice and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the Case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.SUDHAKAR REDDY & ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.MADHAVA REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner was initially employed as Junior Assistant in the APSRTC Employees Thrift and Credit Co-operative Society Limited, the first respondent herein, in the year 1978. She was promoted to the post of Senior Assistant, in the year 1982. The promotion from that post is to the one of Assistant Manager. The petitioner made several representations and appeals to the respondents, with a request to promote her. Vide reply, dated 05.10.2005, the respondents informed the petitioner that she was not qualified to be promoted to the post of Assistant Manager, since she did not pass the departmental examination. The same is challenged in this Writ Petition. Sri B.Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that his client has put in quarter century of service in the post of Senior Assistant and the promotion to the post of Assistant Manager was denied to her. He submits that being SC candidate, the petitioner is entitled to be promoted even by relaxing certain qualifications. Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, submits that, pass in departmental examination is a must for promotion to the post of Assistant Manager, and even after four attempts, the petitioner did not acquire necessary qualifications. It is true that the services of the petitioner are stagnated in the post of Senior Assistant, almost for a quarter century. However, unless and until, she possesses the requisite qualifications and clears the tests for promotion to the post of Assistant Manager, she cannot be promoted. The only ground on which the respondents denied the promotion to the petitioner is that she did not acquire necessary qualifications. Further, there is no reservation for promotions in the respondent-Organization. Even if such a reservation exists, it does not exempt the candidates from holding the qualifications. Viewed from any angle, the petitioner is not entitled for any relief. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt:18.06.2006 GJ