ORDER

IA No. 59

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not pressing this application. Hence, dismissed as not pressed, without prejudice to the special leave petitions filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

SLPs (C) Nos. 28488, 27978, 29248 of 2008 and SLP (C) No. ... CCs Nos. 14852-54 of 2008

2. Delink and post separately on 28-8-2008.

IA No. 63

3. This application has been filed by 18 Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the cadre of Andhra Pradesh State Subordinate Judicial Service. They were denied promotion to the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division).

4. The main contention urged by the applicants is that all the Civil Judges (Junior Division) who were in the zone of consideration for promotion to the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division) were subjected to oral interview and based on the marks secured in the interview, promotions were given and 33 candidates, including the present applicants, were denied promotion.

5. The High Court has filed a counter-affidavit/reply stating that they followed the guidelines issued by this Court in Malik Mazhar Sultan (3) v. U.P. Public Service Commission passed on 4-1-2007. As regards the promotion to the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Div