IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 516 of 1997 Between: H. Viswanatha Rao S/o. Eswaranarayana, Aged about 48 years, Occ: Working Development Officer (Incharge) A.P.Khadi & V.I.Board, Adilabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. A.P.Khadi Vil;lage Industries Board, rep. By its Chief Executive Officer, Humayun Nagar, Hyderabad. 2. Govt.of A.P. rep.by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. Sri Ramchendra Murthy, S/o.Not known, aged about 48 years, Occ: Development Officer, A.P. Khadi & V.I.Board, Adilabad. 4. Sri P. Sanjeve Rao, S/o. Not Known, Occ: Development Officers (Incharge) A.P.Khadi & V.I.Board, Visakhapatnam. .....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 writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to promote me as Development Officer on par with 4th respondent with all the consequential and other benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.T.K.SRIDHAR(Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD The Court made the following ORDER: In spite of the matter listed today under the caption ‘for dismissal’, none appeared for the petitioner. Hence the Writ Petition is dismissed for default. No costs. ______________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J. Dt:21…07…2004. To 1. The Secretary.,Govt.of A.P. , Industries and Commerce Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Two CCs to G.P. for Industries, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(O.U.T), 3. Two CD copies. RNS/KVH THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 516 of 1997 ORAL ORDER DATED: 21…07…2004.