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2022 DAILYLAW 1756 (AP)

Penumaka Naveen v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/34095/2022 · 2026-07-21

Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao

Transfer Petitionbody2022

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APHC010558542022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE 22 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 34095/2022 BETWEEN: 1. PENUMAKA NAVEEN, EMP ID NO 1074797 S/o. BHARMAYYA HINDU AGED ABOUT 52 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 PARTIPADU VILLAGE, TP GUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH 534 146 2. NADAKUDURU SATYANARAYANA, EMP N RAMA RAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 50 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 VARADARAJAPURAM VELAGALAPALLI POST GANAPAVARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 534 198. 3. RAMAKURI SILVEN RAJU, S/ ABOUT 46 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 C/O SYAMALARANI D No. 1018-10 NEAR VENKATESWERA SWAMY TEMPLE .TALLAMUDUNURU T.P GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 101, 4. VITTANALA LAKSMA SATYANARANA C/o. SYAMALARANI D.NO.10 AGED ABOUT 49 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 NEAR VENKATESWARA TEMPLE. TALLAMUDUNURU, T.P.GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DIST, PIN CODE . 534 5. PADILAM CHANDRA SEKHARA RAO, EMP ID NO. 1074803 S/O VENKATESWARARAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 CHINNAYAGUDEM, DEVARAPALLI MADAL, WEST GODAVARI 534 316 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE 22nd DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 34095/2022 PENUMAKA NAVEEN, EMP ID NO 1074797 S/o. BHARMAYYA HINDU AGED ABOUT 52 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 PARTIPADU VILLAGE, TP GUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH 534 146 NADAKUDURU SATYANARAYANA, EMP ID No. 1074808 S/O N RAMA RAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 50 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 VARADARAJAPURAM VELAGALAPALLI POST GANAPAVARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 534 198. RAMAKURI SILVEN RAJU, S/o. R PRASAD HINDU AGED ABOUT 46 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 C/O SYAMALARANI D No. 10 NEAR VENKATESWERA SWAMY TEMPLE .TALLAMUDUNURU T.P GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 101, VITTANALA LAKSMANRAO, EMP ID No. 1074834 SIo. SATYANARANA C/o. SYAMALARANI D.NO.10-18-10, HINDU AGED ABOUT 49 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 NEAR VENKATESWARA TEMPLE. TALLAMUDUNURU, T.P.GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DIST, PIN CODE . 534102. PADILAM CHANDRA SEKHARA RAO, EMP ID NO. 1074803 S/O VENKATESWARARAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 CHINNAYAGUDEM, DEVARAPALLI MADAL, WEST GODAVARI 534 316 [3330] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO PENUMAKA NAVEEN, EMP ID NO 1074797 S/o. BHARMAYYA HINDU AGED ABOUT 52 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 PARTIPADU VILLAGE, TP GUDEM WEST ID No. 1074808 S/O N RAMA RAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 50 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 VARADARAJAPURAM VELAGALAPALLI POST GANAPAVARAM MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT o. R PRASAD HINDU AGED ABOUT 46 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 C/O SYAMALARANI D No. 10 NEAR VENKATESWERA SWAMY TEMPLE .TALLAMUDUNURU T.P GUDEM, WEST GODAVARI NRAO, EMP ID No. 1074834 SIo. 10, HINDU AGED ABOUT 49 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 NEAR VENKATESWARA TEMPLE. TALLAMUDUNURU, 102. PADILAM CHANDRA SEKHARA RAO, EMP ID NO. 1074803 S/O VENKATESWARARAO HINDU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 CHINNAYAGUDEM, DEVARAPALLI 2 6. CHINTAPALLI SRINIVASARAO, EMP ID NO. 1074816 S/O SURYANARAYANA, HINDU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 BUTTAYAGUDEM POST, GOPALAPURAM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST. PIN CODE .534 425 7. POLISETTY RAJU, EMP ID NO.1074813 S/O ROSHI HINDU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 29.01.2007 33/1110/ SS NALLAJERILA MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST, PIN.534112. 8. REDDY SIVA KUMAR, EMP ID NO 1074798 S/O REDDY GANGANNA HINDU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 KRISHNAYYAPALEM RAMALAYAM STREET WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 146. 9. BANDARU VENKATESWERA RAO, EMP ID NO 1074895 S/O BANDARU SATYANARAYANA HINDU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 VARIGEDU RELLANGI POST ATTLI MANDALAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 225 10. BODDAPU RAVI KUMAR, EMP ID NO 1074784 S/O BODDAPU VEERAGAVALU HINDU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 SEETARAMPETA, NEAR CHURCH TP GUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 102 11. PASUPULETI .VEERA.VENKATA SUBBA RAO, EMP ID NO 1074836 S/O PASUPULETI KOTESWERA RAO DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 SAL KRISHNA RESIDENCY FLAT NO 204 NEAR GURUJADA SCHOOL BACK SIDE. SRINU VARI STREET TANUKU WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 211. 12. VASANTA RAMESH, EMP ID No. 1074824 S/O VASANTA MANGAYYA DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 JAJULAKUNTA VILLAGE NALLAJERLA POST DWARAKA TIRUMULA MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 112. 13. VARRA PRADEEP KUMAR, EMP ID No. 1074783 S/o. KAMALA RAJU DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 YARALAPALLI 24th WARD NEAR FLY OVER T.PGUDEM W.G.DIST. PIN 534102. 3 14. B.N.S KESEVA RAO, EMP ID NO 1074804. S/O B KRISHNA MURTHY HINDU AGED 43 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 33/11KV SS SUB-STATION PEDATADEPALLI T.P GUDEM. 534 101 15. AKULA RAMU, EMP ID NO 1074888 S/O AKULA VENKATESWERA RAO HINDU AGED 42 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 WATER TANK AREA D NO 3-65 WARD -3 GANAPAVARAM MANDALAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT PIN CODE 534 198. 16. CHALLARI NANI, EMP ID NO 1074817 S/O CHALLARI PULLA RAO HINDU AGED 40 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 SANIVARAPU PETA MARKET CENTER CO-OP BANK ELURU 534 007. 17. KOMATI SURESH, EMP ID NO 1074818 S/O KOMATI VENTAKESWERA RAO HINDU AGED 38 YRS,DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 D.NO 2-40 BOMMIDI UNGUTURU MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 534 411 18. CHINAMARTI PAPA RAO, EMP ID NO 1074826 S/O CHINAMARTI MUSALALLY HINDU AGED 38 YRS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 29.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 31.01.2007 JAGANADHAPURAM TADEPALLI MANDALAM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 534 145. 19. KOTIPALLI SURESH, EMP ID NO 1074833 S/O KOTIPALLI SUBBA RAO HINDU AGED 41 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 D NO 4-126-7/1 NEAR PASALA CHERVU WORKERS COLONY T.P GUDEM WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 534 101. 20. MAREEDU NAGARAJU, EMP ID NO 1074827 S/O MAREEDU VENKATESWERA RAO HINDU AGED 40 YEARS DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.012007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007 GOWDA STREET 11-38/A DENDULUR VILLAGE DENDULURU MANDAL W.G DT 534 432. 21. BHIMADA ESU BABU, EMP ID 1074831 S/O SURI BABU DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 08.01.2007 DATE OF JOINING 16.01.2007. TELIKICHERLA POST VIA 4 ANANTHAPALLI NALLAJERLA MANDAL. 534 111. ALL THE ABOVE PETITIONERS HAVE JOINED IN THE YEAR 2007 AS JUNIOR LINE MANS AND ARE NOW PROMOTED AND WORKING AS ASST LINE MENS AND SOME LINE MENS TOO. …PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (ENERGY DEPARTMENT). A.P SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI. 2. A P EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, VISHAKHAPATNAM REP BY ITS THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION CIRCLE A.P EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED. ELURU. ELURU DISTRICT 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEEER, OPERATION DIVISION A.P EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED. TADEPALLIGUDEM. 5. KHANDELLI SRINIVAS, EMP ID NO 1076205 DATE OF APPOINTMENT 06.08.2015 ALM/O/PIPPARA AE /0/GANAPAVARAM OPERATION SUB-DIVISION GANAPAVARAM. 6. Y RAJENDRA, EMP ID NO 1076206 DATE OF APPOINTMENT 05.08.2015 ALM/O/PENTAPADU AE/O/SSJRADEPALLIGUDEM OPERATION SUB-DIVISION TOWN TADEPALLUGUDEM. 7. A RAVINDRA, EMP ID NO 1076207 DATE OF APPOINTMENT . 06.08.2015 ALM/O/GOPALAPURAM, AE/0/GOLLAGUDEM OPERATION SUB-DIVISION RURAL/TADEPALLIGUDEM. 8. SURI SETTI DURGA PRASAD, EMP ID NO 1074734 ALM TRANSFERRED TO ELURU DIVISION DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDERS 09.05.2007 DATE OF JOINING 09.05.2007 PRESENTLY WORKING AS ALM SEETAMPETA AE/O/DENDULURU OPERATION SUB-DIVISION RURAL ELURU. 5 9. KAPAKA SURYA NARAYANA, EMP ID NO 1074583 DATE OF JOINING 12.05.2007 DATE OF APPOINTMENT ORDER 09/5/2007 ALM /UNDRAJAVARAM MORTHA SECTION OPERATION SUB-DIVISION NIDADAVOLU 10. PEDAPUDI ANNATHA VENKATA PAVAN KUMAR, EMP ID NO 1074830 DATE OF JOINING 09.05.2007 ALM CONVERTED TO JR ASST ON APPOINTMENT BY TRANSFER IN THE YEAR 2013 PRESENTLY WORKING AT ERO TANUKU/AAO/ERO/TANUKU …..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 more particularly the one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings of seniority list prepared by respondent No. 4 in Memo No EE/O/TPG/Adm/U2/D.NO 1733/2022, Dated 30.08.2022 issued on dated 20.09.2022. changing the seniority of petitioners by adding respondents 5, 6 and 7 from their ranks from 145,146 and 147 in the final seniority list of ALMs issued in the year 2022 dated 02.03.2022 to serial No's 1,2 and 3 respectively as the seniors to the petitioners is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitutional of India and service rules framed there under and in violation of principals of natural justice and to declare the impugned seniority list in proceeding Memo No EE/O/TPG/ Adm/U2/D.NO 1733/2022, Dated 30.08.2022. issued on dated 20.09.2022 by Respondent No.4 as null a void and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to follow the seniority by considering the date of appointment and work experience and to promote the petitioners by continuing the seniority from 2007 seniority list and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD 2. METTA CHENDRA SEKHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 2. G SEENA KUMAR 3. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 6 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that due to bifurcation of Districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the present Writ Petition is rendered infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Interim order granted on 08.11.2022 in I.A. No.1 of 2022 stands vacated. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 22.07.2026 Harin 7 57 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO W.P.No. 34095 of 2022 Date: 22-07-2026 Harin