Judgment

DESAI, J. :- Special leave granted.

2. Delay in filing the special leave petition condoned.

3. We heard Mr. A. Subba Rao, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Ram Reddy, learned senior counsel for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

4. The appellant claims that if appropriate action would have been taken at the time it was due, as per the G.O.Ms. No. 559 dated May 4, 1961 which provides that the principle of reservation of appointments should be extended to all cadres of posts including posts involving promotions in all departments including the Departments of Secretariate to which it did not apply till then, the appellant would have been eligible for promotion as Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in 1965. He also claims that by denying him the promotion in violation of the aforementioned Govt. Order, his future promotion to the post of Joint Registrar has been adversely affected because in that event he would have long since been appointed as Joint Registrar. The appellant sought relief by filing Representation Petition No. 1172 of 1977 in the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. The Tribunal held that the special rules for the Co-operative service did no