APHC010016332007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3562] FRIDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 25417/2007 Between: 1. S.MAHAMMAD, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT & 15 OTHERS, S/O. S. PEERAM, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, R/O. H.NO. 5-227, 4TH ROAD, NEW TOWN, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. KUNTIMADDI GRAM PANCHAYAT, RAMGIRI MANDAL, 2. P. GANESH KUMAR,, S/O. RANGANNA, HINDU, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PEDDAPADAMALA GRAMPANCHAYAT & TADIPATRI MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT IN O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 3. P. DEVENMDRANATH,, S/O. LINGANNA, HINDU, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PEDDAPADAMALA GRAMPANCHAYAT & TADIPATRI MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.3 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 4. T. NOOR BASHA,, S/O. HNURAPPA, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PEDODDI GRAMPANCHAYAT & GOOTY MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.4 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 5. S. MD. RAFI,, S/O. SHAIK SHAAVALI, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, RAJAPURAM GRAMPANCHAYAT & GOOTY MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.5 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 6. T. JAMEER HUSSAIN,, S/O. KHAJA HUSSAIN, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, YEERAGUDI GRAMPANCHAYAT & GOOTY MANAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.6 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 7. V. SHIVA MURTHY,, S/O. GURUSWAMY, HINDU, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, CHINA MUSHTUR GRAMPANCHAYAT & URAVAKONDA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.7 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 8. G. SOMAIAH,, S/O. ANJINAPPA, HINDU, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, BUDAGAVI GRAMPANCHAYAT, URAVAKONDA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO.8 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 9. L. KHADERVALI,, S/O. MOHD. VALI, WORKED AS ADDITIONAL PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, KAMALPURAM GRAMPANCHAYAT & GARLADINNE MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 10 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 10. C. AMAR KUMAR,, S/O. PRABHAKAR NAIDU, WORKED AS ADDITIONAL PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, KANDLAPUDI GRAMPANCHAYAT & PAMIDI MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 11 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 11. P. SARDAR VALI,, S/O. FAKRUDDIN, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, SINGAMPALLI GRAMPANCHAYAT, ATMAKUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 12 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 12. G.M.V.V. PRASAD GOWD,, S/O. PULLANNA GOWD, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, NIDANAVADA GRAMPANCHAYAT, SINGAMALA MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 13 O.A.NO. 2717/2006) 13. A. MAHABOOB BASHA,, S/O. A. SYED SARMESH, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, DONIMUKKALA GRAMPANCHYAAT, GUNTAKAL MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 1 O.A.NO. 2104/2006) 14. P. PREM KUMAR,, S/O. KRISHNA MURTHY, HINDU, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, JAKKALAVADIKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, KANEKAL MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 7 O.A.NO. 2104/2006) 15. MD. RIYAZ AHMED,, S/O. SARDAR SAHIB, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, KADIRI PULLAKUNTA GRAMPANCHAYAT, NALLACHERUVU MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 8 O.A.NO. 2104/2006) 16. S. VENKATA SATYANARAYANA,, S/O. PULLAIAH, MUSLIM, WORKED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MITCHUKOTA GRAMPANCHAYAT, PEDDAPAPPUR MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. (APPLICANT NO. 9 O.A.NO. 2104/2006) ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE GOVT OF AP PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPT HYD 4 OTHERS, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD. 2. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PANCHAYAT RAJ WING, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PARISHAD, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing G.O.Ms.No. 246 G.A.D. (SER.A) Dated 30-5-2006, Memo No. 2202/CPR&RE/B1/2003, Dated 13-09-2006 and applying a Judgment of the Honble High Court t the Petitioners with retrospective effect, by issuing G.O. 305, Dated 17-07-2002, and withdrawing the G.O.Ms.No. 44 dated 24-7-2002 and terminating the services ofthe Petitioners who worked as Panchayat Secretaries from the year 2003, without any notice, is contrary to the A.P. State & Subordinates Service Rules, various Government orders issued by the Government of A.P. from time to time and illegal, unjust, and violate of fundamental rights enshrined by Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequenty to direct the respondents to consider and appoint the Petitioners as Panchayat Secretaries on permanent basis, in the existing vacancies with the Government and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2007(WPMP 33128 OF 2007 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the G.O.Ms.No.246 dated 30.5.2006 Memo No.2202/CPR&RE/B1/2003 dated 13.9.2006 and consequently to direct the respondents to Re-Instate the petitioners in the same post as panchayat secretaries and Additional panchayat Secretaries on permanet basis on compassionate grounds pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2010(WPMP 23446 OF 2010 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to allow this MP., to amend the prayer in the Writ Petition by substituting the prayer as follows: "It is therefore prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, by setting aside the Common Order pased by the Hon'ble A.P.A.T. in O.A. No. 7379 of 2006, O.A. No. 2717/2006, O.A. No. 2104/2006, dated 03-01-2007 (part of Batch of O.As in 2150/2006), by declaring the same as contrary to the A.P. State & Subordinate Service Rules, various Government orders issued by the Government of A.P. from time to time and illegal, unjust, and violate of fundamental rights enshrined by Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequenty to direct the respondents to consider and appoint the Petitioners as Panchayat Secretaries on permanent basis on compassionate Grounds in the existing vacancies with the Government and to pass such other order or orders as this HOn'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case" and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. S SATYANARAYANA MOORTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. G SESHADRI(SC FOR MPP ZPP) 2. GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 25417/2007 ORDER: (per Ravi Nath Tilhari, J) Sri S.Satyanarayana Moorthy, learned counsel for the petitioners appearing through virtual mode submits that the petition has been rendered infructuous by afflux of time and the petition be dismissed as infructuous. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. ___________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J ______________________ SUBHENDU SAMANTA,J Dated:19.06.2026 AG 278 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT PETITION NO: 25417/2007 Dated:19.06.2026 AG