THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTIVE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO. 24931 OF 2007 DATED: 23-11-2007 BETWEEN: P.Prabhakar Goud, S/o. Kurumaiah, E-75944, Mechanic, APSRTC Depot, Kalwakurthy, Mahaboobnagar District … Petitioner And 1. The APSRTC, rep. by its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad and two others … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTIVE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO. 24931 OF 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s case for promotion to the post of leading hand inspite of there being vacancies available. It is the grievance of the petitioner that he has been working as mechanic, Grade-I in the A.P.S.R.T.C. Bus Depot, Kalvakurthi, Mahaboobnagar District for the last 17 years. As per the circular No.PD/93/78-79 and PD 153/77-78, he is entitled for promotion to the post of Leading Hand. Though he had put in 17 years of service, ignoring him, his juniors were promoted and he is made to work under his juniors since 1997. In this regard, the petitioner made representations on 14-02-2005 and 06-10-2006 ventilating his grievances and seeking promotion to the post of Leading Hand. But, according to the petitioner, there was no response from the respondents. Hence, this writ petition. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the second respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the representations purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 14-02-2005 and 06-10-2006 seeking promotion to the post of Leading Hand and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of four(4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________ 23-11-2007 Rns. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTIVE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO. 24931 OF 2007 DATED: 23-11-2007