APHC010184222024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 9352/2024 Between: 1. RAMISETTY RAJESWARA RAO, S/O. R. SUBBA RAO AGED 47 YEARS, OCC. PROFESSOR OF CSE, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA-VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE A P STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 3. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR. 4. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5. THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA-VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR. 6. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA- VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 7. DR A S N CHAKRAVARTHY, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, OCC. PCSE AND SPECIAL OFFICER, WDC AND DMC, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA 2 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 to issue an appropriate Order, Direction or Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not following the seniority basing on the merit order, in not framing any guidelines and in not notifying vacancies at the time of allotting/absorbing staff by conducting counseling in respect of exercising options between Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Gurajada-Vizianagaram and further questioning the action of 3rd respondent in issuing proceedings Univ. order No. JNTUK/452(EC)/2023 dated 20-11-2023 wherein directed the petitioner to work at JNTU-GV on deputation until recruitment of new faculty for JNTU-GV is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to Section 45 of JNTU Act, 2008and consequently set aside the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned by directing the respondents to post the petitioner at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University College of Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada as per his seniority and merit order and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 operation of the proceedings Univ. order No.JNTUK/452(EC)/2 023 dated 20-11-2023 of the 3rdrespondent in so far as the petitioner is concerned by directing the respondents to post the petitioner at Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University College of Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada as per his seniority and merit order, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S PARINEETA 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 3. CH.S.V.SURAJ SC For JNTU KAKINADA 4. B RAMA SANKARA RAO SC FOR JNTU GURAJADA VIZIANAGARAM 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 9352 of 2024 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition and also addressed a Letter dated 17.04.2026 to the Registrar (Judicial) to that effect. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D RAMESH Date: 20.04.2026 PSA