WP/2203/2018 of Dr M. BHASKAR RAO Vs The Executive officer

1 APHC010048622018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY ,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 2203/2018 Between: Dr M. Bhaskar Rao ...PETITIONER AND The Executive Officer and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO MADIRAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. A PRABHAKAR SARMA SC FOR TTD 2. K UDAYA SRI The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…..to issue a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that (a) Petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Professor, PG in any discipline in any vacancy of the PG Professor or in the vacancy caused on account of Dr. Shankar Babu being assigned the duties of the Principal; (b) declare that the attempt of the respondents to promote 3rd respondent to the post of PG Professor is illegal and arbitrary being violative of article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India; (c) and pass such other order or orders……” 2 2. Sri Srinivasa Rao Madiraju, l