IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION (TR) No.840 OF 2017 DATE: 11.03.2026 Between:

Ch.Keshava Rao and others …Petitioners And

1. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh and another …. Respondents

ORDER:

1. This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not promoting the petitioners to the posts Senior Lecturers in DIETs in view of G.O.Ms.No.505, Education Department, dated 16.11.1998 and sought a direction to the respondents to effect promotion to the petitioners as Senior Lecturers in DIETs by preparing year wise panels as per the vacancies available in the respective panel years under Rule 6 of A.P.State Subordinate Services Rules, 1996 with all consequential benefits.

2. Heard, learned Counsel for the petitioners and the Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the Government have issued A.P. Educational Service Rules vide G.O.Ms.No.505, Education Department, dated 16.11.1998. The posts of Gazetted Headmasters, Grade.II in Government Schools and Z.P. Schools and the posts of Deputy I.Os in urb