APHC010172202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUS TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 8946 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1 ).B.V.V.Satyanarayana Murthy S/o.Satyanarayana, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kadiam, East Godavari District. 2).M. Somi Reddy S/o.Satyanarayana Reddy, Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Eng AP State Housing Corporation Limited, R/o.Vidyuth Nagar, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 3).P. Srinivasa Rao S/o.Late Sri Rama Murthy, Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, R/o.Ashok Nagar, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4).M. Srinivas, S/o.Ram Babu, Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, R/o.Pedapudi Village and Mandal, East Godavari District. ineer in 5).K.Srinivas Reddy S/o.K Suryanarayana Reddy Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Konaseema, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema District. 6).V.V.Shekar S/o.Satyanarana Rao, Aged about 57 years, Occ; Deputy Executive Engineer (SSC) AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kaikaluru, Krishna District. 7).D.Lalikrishnaiah, S/o.D.P.Hussainaiah, Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Mantralayam, Mantralayam Mandal, Kurnool District. 8).S.E.Prasad S/o.S.Chinna Obulesu, Aged about 56 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Yemmiganur, Kurnool District. 9).J.Vijay Kumar S/o.Subbaiah, Aged about 59 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Pathikonda, Kurnool District. 10).K.Adinarayana, S/o.Hunumesh Achary, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Devanakonda Manda, Kurnool District. 11 ).A.Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, S/o.late A.V.Konda Rao, Aged about 58 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kalyanadurgam, Ananthapur District. 12).S.Jeji Babu S/o.Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Konaseema, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema District. 13).S.Chalapathi Rao, S/o.Sundaram, Aged about 60 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Vijayawada, NTR District. 14).T.Shivaji, S/o.Panduranga Rao, Aged about 58 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Jaggaiahpet, NTR District. 15).Y.Venkata Reddy S/o.Krishna Reddy, Aged about 55 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kurubalakota Mandal, Chittoor District. 16).Smt.M.Annapurna W/o.Rama Rao, Aged about 50 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Bommuru, East Godavari District. I h 17).K.S.Chakravarthy, S/o.Veera Venkat Rao, Aged about 55 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, R/o.Kovvur (Urban) East Godavari District. 18).D.Srinivas $/o.Venkata Raju, Aged about 57 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Konaseema, Dr.Ambedkar Konaseema District. 19).A.V.Rama Rao S/o.Sanyasi Rao, Aged about 56 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited. Rajanagaram, East Godavari District. 20).S.Rambabu S/o.Joga Rao, Aged about 57 years, Occ: Assistant Engi AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Konaseema, Dr.Ambedkar Konaseema District. 21 ).V.Vanamayya S/o.Suryanarayana Murthy, Aged about 58 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer i; AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Anaparthy, East Godavari District. 22).G.N.V.Prasad S/o.Krishna Murthy, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 23).A.Joga Rao S/o.Laxmana Rao, Aged about 55 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in neer in in AP State Housing Corporation Limited Anakapally, Anakapally District. 24).K.V.Bhaskara Rao S/o.Late Satyanarayana, Aged about 60 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited (Retired), R/O.H.NO.70-17A-3/6, Income Tax Colony, Ramanaiahpeta, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 25).T.R.S.Srinivasa Rao S/o.Nookaraju, Aged about 58 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Peddapuram, Kakinada District. 26).N.S.Chowdary, S/o.Haranath Aged about 57 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Kakinada, Kakinada District. 27).K.Gopala Krishna S/o.K.Laxmaiah, Aged about 57 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Mydukur, YSR Kadapa District. 28).Ch.Subramanyeswara Rao S/o.Sanjeeva Rao, Aged about 56 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Cherukupally Mandal, Guntur District. 29).K.Sugreevaiah S/o.Venkatramaiah, Aged about 59 years, Occ; Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, CMC Pathipadu, Guntur District. 30).K.Lokanatha Sai S/o.K.Venkata Chalapathi Rao, Aged about 58 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, R/o.Plot No.11 and 12, Nirman Bhavan. Auto Nagar, Vijayawada, NTR District. 31) N.V.M. Manoj Kumar, S/o.Srinivas Murthy, Aged about 58 years, Occ: Assistant Engineer in AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District. ...Petitioner; AND 1). The AP State Housing Corporation Limited, Vijayawada, NTR District Rep by its Managing Director. 2). The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Housing Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. ...Respondents ■T> 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 one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the impugned proceedings in RC.No.A2/4309/2014-25, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-29, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-34, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-37, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-10, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-24, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-38, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-23, RC.No.A2/4309/20l4-36, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-26, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-8, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-11, RC.No.A2/4309/20l4-9, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-41, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-17, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-45, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-46, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-31 RC.No.A2/4309/2014-35 RC.No.A2/4309/2014-42 RC.No.A2/4309/2014-39, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-40, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-32, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-28, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-7, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-43, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-30, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-33, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-47, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-44 and RC.No.A2/4309/2014-4 all are dated Respondent awarding the minor St 06-03-2025 issued by the 1 punishment of “Withholding of one annual grade increment without cumulative effect” without issuing Article of charge and without following due process of law as arbitrary, illegol, contrary to Rule 22 of ARCS (CCA) Rules, 1991 and violation of Principles of natural justice and also in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the / Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned proceedings in RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-23, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-25, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-36, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-29, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-34, RC. No. A2/4309/2014-37, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-10, RC. No. A2/4309/2014-24, RC. No. A2/4309/2014-26, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-8, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-1 1, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-9, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-41. RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-38. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-1 7, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-45, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-46, RC. No. A2/4309/2014-31. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-35, RC. No. A2/4309/2014-42, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-30, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-33, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-39, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-40, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-32. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-28, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-7, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-43, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-4 Respondent in the interest of justice. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-47, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-44 and all are dated 06-03-2025 issued by the 1 St 2" lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 impugned proceedings in RC.No.A2/4309/2014-23 RC.No.A2/4309/2014-25 RC.No.A2/4309/2014-36, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-26, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-8, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-1 1. RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-9, RC.No.A2/4309/201 4-41, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-17, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-45, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-46, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-39. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-40, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-32, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-28, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-7, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-43. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-4 all are dated 06-03-2025 issued by the 1 Respondent pending disposal of the writ petition in the interest of justice. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-29. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-34. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-37, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-10, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-24, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-38. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-31. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-35, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-42, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-30, RC.No.A2/4309/2014-33. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-47. RC.No.A2/4309/2014-44 and St Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI P. NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R, SC FOR APSHCL Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following order: APHC010172202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: [3460] Between: 1. B VV SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, S/O.SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT L AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. M. SOMI REDDY, S/O.SATYANARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, r„L NAGAR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. P. SRINIVASA RAO, S/O.LATE SRI RAMA ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, NAGAR, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. M. SRINIVAS,, S/O.RAM BABU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, R/O.PEDAPUDI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ENGINEER IN KADIAM, R/O.VIDYUTH MURTHY, AGED ENGINEER IN AP R/O.ASHOK 5. K.SRINIVAS REDDY, S/O.K SURYANARAYANA REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT HOUSING ENGINEER IN CORPORATION LIMITED KONASEEMA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT.’ AP STATE 2 6. V.V.SHEKAR, S/O.SATYANARANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SSC) AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KAIKALURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. D.LALIKRISHNAIAH,, S/O.D.P.HUSSAINAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, MANTRAIAYAM MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. MANTRALAYAM, 8. S.E.PRASAD, S/O.S.CHINNA OBULESU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KURNOOL DISTRICT. AP STATE YEMMIGANUR, 9. .J.VIJAY KUMAR, S/O.SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, AP STATE HOUSING PATHIKONDA, KURNOOL OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN CORPORATION LIMITED, DISTRICT. 10..K.ADINARAYANA,, S/O.HUNUMESH ACHARY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE DEVANAKONDA MANDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED 11.A.VIJAYA BHASKARA RAO S/0.LATE A.V.KONDA RAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN > > AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KALYANADURGAM, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. 12..S.JEJI BABU, S/O.VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KONASEEMA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 13.S.CHALAPATHI RAO,, S/O.SUNDARAM, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT AP STATE 3 14.T.SHIVAJI,, S/O.PANDURANGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC- ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, DISTRICT. AP STATE JAGGAIAHPET, NTR 15.Y.VENKATA REDDY, S/O.KRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC- ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION KURUBALAKOTAMANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. LIMITED, 16.SMT.M.ANNAPURNA, W/O.RAMARAO, YEARS, OCC- ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, GODAVARI DISTRICT. 17. K.S.CHAKRAVARTHY,, S/O.VEERA VENKAT RAO ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC- ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED (URBAN) EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 18.D.SRINIVAS, S/O.VENKATA RAJU YEARS, OCC- ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, DR.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 19.A.V.RAMA RAO, S/O.SANYASI RAO, YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, RAJANAGARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 20.S.RAMBABU, S/O.JOGA RAO OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN CORPORATION LIMITED, KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 21.V.VANAMAYYA, S/O.SURYANARAYANA MURTHY ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. AGED ABOUT 50 AP STATE BOMMURU, EAST AGED R/O.KOWUR AGED ABOUT 57 AP STATE KONASEEMA, AGED ABOUT 56 AP STATE AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, AP STATE HOUSING KONASEEMA, DR.AMBEDKAR AGED AP ANAPARTHY, 4 22.G.N.V.PRASAD, S/0.KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 23.A.JOGA RAO, S/O.LAXMANARAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, DISTRICT. AP STATE CORPORATION LIMITED, ANAKAPALLY, ANAKAPALLY 24.K.V.BHASKARA RAO, S/0.LATE SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED (RETIRED), R/O.H.NO.70-17A-3/6. INCOME TAX COLONY, RAMANAIAHPETA, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 25.T.R.S.SRINIVASA RAO, S/O.NOOKARAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, PEDDAPURAM, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 26.N.S.CHOWDARY S/O.HARANATH YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. AGED ABOUT 57 AP STATE ) t 27.K.GOPALA KRISHNA. S/O.K.LAXMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, KADAPA DISTRICT. AP STATE MYDUKUR, YSR 28.CH.SUBRAMANYESWARA RAO. S/O.SANJEEVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, CHERUKUPALLY MANDAL. GUNTUR DISTRICT. 29.K.SUGREEVAIAH. S/O.VENKATRAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED GMC PATHIPADU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5 30.K.LOKANATHA SAI, S/O.K.VENKATA CHALAPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS. OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED. R/O.PLOT NO.11 AND 12, NIRMAN BHAVAN. AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT. 31.N.V.M. MANOJ KUMAR,, S/O.SRINIVAS MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN AP STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE AP STATE VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT DIRECTOR. HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, REP BY ITS MANAGING 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOUSING DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1.P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following; 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.8946 of 2025 ORDER: In view of the letter addressed by the learned counsel for the Petitioners to the Registrar (Judicial), dated 06.08.2025, the Petitioners seek permission of the Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. 1. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- B. PRASADA RAO aIsistant registrar SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To 1. One CC to Sri P. Nagendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Sri Kalyan Chakravarthy R, SC for APSHCL [OPUC] 3. Two CC’s to GP for Services-ll, High Court of Andhra Pradesh[OUT] 4. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:12/08/2025 ORDER WP No. 8946 OF 2025 DISMISSING THE W.P. AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS