APHC010263442013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 36955/2013 Between: 1. MS. R. VIJAYA KUMARI, D/O APPA RAO, 36 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KASTURIBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYA (KGBV), PADERU, RIO PADERU, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2. MS. S. UMANAGESWARI, D/O GANAPATHI RAO, 34 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KGBV, DUMBREIGUDA RIO DUMBRIGUDA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 3. MS. P. LEELAVATHI, W/O K. SANJEEVA PRASAD, 52 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KGBV, ARAKU VALLEY, RIO ARAKU VALLEY, VISAKHAPATNA 4. MS. V. SURYA KUMARI, D/O RAMA RAO, 58 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KGBV, G.K. VEEDHI, RIO G.K. VEEDHI, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 5. MS. V. JYOTHI BAI, D/O APPALANARASAYYA, 37 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KGBV, G. MADUGULA, RIO G. MADUGULA VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 6. MS.R. SURYA KANTHAM, D/O DARAPPA, 37 YEARS, SPECIAL OFFICER, KGBV, ANANTHAGIRI, RIO ANANTHAGIRI, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REPRESENTED BY ITS, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION 2 DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 3. THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR RAJIV VIDYA MISSION SSA, AND VICE CHAIRMAN, APKGBV SOCIETY, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 4. THE A P TRIBAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY (APTWREIS CALLED GURUKULAM) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 5. THE KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYA SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CHAIRMAN RVM SSA CHAIRMAN, ITDA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT 7. THE PROJECT OFFICER RAJIV VIDYA MISSION SSA, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 8. THE PROJECT OFFICER INTEGRATED TRIBAL DEVELOPMMENT, AGENCY (ITDA), PADERU, VISAKHAPATNAM ...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 to issue a Writ Order or Direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in issuing Notification vide Notification No. 545/KGBV/2013 dated 11.09.2013 calling for Applications to fill up the same posts of Special Officer which the petitioners are now holding, on contract basis for one year is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16, 21, 41 and 42 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and also declaring that the action of the Secretary, APTWREI Society also called `Gurukulam', AP, Hyderabad in sending the petitioners Message through their Mobile Phone on 12.12.2013 instructing them to hand over complete charge to the newly selected contract Special Officers immediately is illegal, arbitrary apart from being violative of Articles 14, 16, 21, 41 and 42 of the Constitution of India 3 IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 45974 OF 2013 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 stay all further proceedings pursuant to Notification No. 545/KGBV/2013 dated 11.09.2013 issued by the respondents with the consequential direction to continue the petitioners as Special Officers in the Tribal Schools in which they are presently working pending disposal of the Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION 2. N BHUPAL REDDY The Court made the following: 4 ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive any further adjudication on merits. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date: 21.04.2026 SR