( 1 ) ALL these three matters can be disposed of by a common order as they relate to the promotion to the post of Senior Assistant in the District Schedule Caste Cooperative Society Limited, Khammam (for short the Society ), and the parties are referred in this order as they are arrayed in Writ Petition No. 14946 of 1996.

( 2 ) ONE K. L. Narasimha Rao who is working as incharge Senior Assistant in the Engineering Wing of the Society, filed Writ Petition No. 14946 of 1996, questioning the promotion of the 4th respondent S. Suryanarayana Sarma, who is no other than the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 14960 of 1996, as Senior Assistant vide proceedings Rc. No. Al/595/sc/90, dated 17-07-1996, of the Executive Director of the Society, by contending that he is the senior most among the categories of employees in the Society and in fact, working as incharge Senior Assistant since 1994. But, on the basis of the orders of this Court in Writ Petition 3631 of 1996, dated 29-02-1996, the 4th respondent has been promoted. He also stated that he preferred an appeal to the Chairman of the Society against this irregular promotion and as the Chairman failed to pass any order rect