APHC010187512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3541] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 10068/2025 Between: 1. JOGA APPALARAJU,, S/O. LATE JOGA GURU MURTHY, AGED 53 YEARS OCC. PROCESS SERVER, SPECIAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF 1ST CLASS, (PROHIBITION AND EXCISE) COURT, SRIKAKULAM, R/O. GANDHI NAGAR STREET, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR ADMINISTRATION, AMARAVATHI NELAPADU, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM 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 a Writ, Order, or Direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondents in not considering the Petitioner's Administrative Appeal filed vide Dis.No.08 dated 31.01.2023 as highly illegal, irregular, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution f India and consequently direct the 1st 2 RRRJ, & JS,J W.P.No.10068 of 2025 Respondent to consider and dispose of the Petitioner's Administrative Appeal filed vide Dis.No.08 dated 31.01.2023 and pass IA 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 direct the 1st Respondent to consider the Administrative Appeal filed vide Dis.No.08 dated 31.01.2023 pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 2 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 amend the main prayer in W.P. No. 10068 of 2025 as “Administrative Appeal dated 25.03.2023 against the orders vide Dis.No.08 dated 31.01.2023 instead of “Administrative Appeal filed vide Dis.No.08 dated 31.01.2023” and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AISHWARYA NAGULA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. AISHWARYA NAGULA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. R ANNAPURNA This Court made the following: 3 RRRJ, & JS,J W.P.No.10068 of 2025 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The writ petitioner herein, who was working as Process Server in the Court of the Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Prohibition and Excise), Srikakulam, had filed an administrative appeal before the 1st respondent on 25.03.2023 against the orders of the 2nd respondent dated 31.01.2023 wherein a major penalty of removal from service had been passed against the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has now approached this Court with the contention that there has been inordinate delay in the disposal of the said appeal by the 1st respondent and the same is prejudicial and harming the interest of the petitioner. 3. In view of the fact that the appeal has been pending for the last two years, it would be appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal of the petitioner filed on 25.03.2023 against the orders of the 2nd respondent dated 31.01.2023 within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 4 RRRJ, & JS,J W.P.No.10068 of 2025 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand dismissed. _____________________________ JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM 29th July, 2025 cbs 5 RRRJ, & JS,J W.P.No.10068 of 2025 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Writ Petition No.10068 of 2025 29th July, 2025 cbs