APHC010715952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 36728/2025 Between: 1. KAILA BALA KRISHNA, , S/O. JNANA SUNDARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATI RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, O/O. PIU SUB-DIVISION, JANGAREDDIGUDEM, ELURU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-LL. 2. REDDY VENUGOPALA REDDY,, S/O. MALLA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATI RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, O/O. PIU SUB-DIVISION, PODILI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-ILL. 3. BARIKI RAJANNA, S/O. B. SANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATI RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, O/O.SUB-DIVISION, KALYANADURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-IV . 4. SANAPALA RAMAKRISHNA,, S/O. LATE S. LATCHANNA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PANCHAYATI RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, O/O. QA AND QC SUB. DIVISION, 2 SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-I. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRIC - 522238.. 2. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF PR, PANCHAYATI RAJ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, ZP COMPOUND, OPP PWD GROUND, BANDAR ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 520002. 3. Y PRASADA RAO, S/O. KURMAYYA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.R.I. DIVISION, BOBBILI-535558, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-I. 4. Y UMASHANKAR, , S/O. AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.R.I SUB DIVISION, JAGGAMPETA -533435, VIZIANAGARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-LL. 5. P SUMANA, W/O. J.VENKATA SRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PRI SUB - DIVISION, NELLORE-I- 524001, S.P.S. NELLORE DISTRICT, A.P , ZONE-ILL. 6. E BHASKAR, S/O. LINGANNA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.I.U. SUB- DIVISION, ALURU-518395 ANDHRA PRADESH, ZONE-IV. ...RESPONDENT(S): 3 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 order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the Memo No.G.Section/9622/2013 dated 18.08.2025 issued by the Engineer-in-Chief, PR, Vijayawada, confirming the Provisional State wide Integrated Seniority List of Deputy Executive Engineers (Graduates and Non-Graduate), PR in the A.P. State from the panel year 2002-03 to 2017-18 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and in utter violation of Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Engineering Service Rules, 1999, and consequently set aside the Memo No.G.Section/9622/2013 dated 18.08.2025 issued by the Engineer-in-Chief, PR, Vijayawada, and direct the respondents to recast the seniority of Deputy Executive Engineers strictly in accordance with Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Engineering Service Rules,1999, and pass such 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 may be pleased to suspend the Memo No.G.Section/9622/2013 dated 18.08.2025 issued by the Engineer-in-Chief, PR, Vijayawada, pending disposal of the writ petition, and pass such 4 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. VINOD KUMAR PEMMASANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 36728 of 2025 The Court made the following Order: Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition and also addressed a Letter dated 22.04.2026 to the Registrar (Judicial) to that effect. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh Writ Petition, if so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D RAMESH Date: 23.04.2026 PSA