APHC010220432025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 10977/2025 Between: P Shabarish ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature in WRIT of MANDAMUS aggrieved by the action of the Respondent in not considering Petitioners case for promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer at 2nd Respondent Directorate of Town and Country Planning which is highly illegal unjust arbitrary and contrary to law and violations of Principles of Natural Justice and contrary Articles 14 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to forthwith consider Petitioners case promotion to next level cadre post of Town GO.Ms.No.257 General Planning Officer as per Administration (SER.C) Director Dated 10.6.1999 and as per law without referring the pending Departmental proceedings vide GO.Rt.No.326 Dated 21.4.2025 of 1st Respondent and pass such other order or orders.…” 2. Heard Sri S.Srinivas Rao, learned counsel for petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Services-I for respondents. 3. Petitioner while working as Town Planning Supervisor, on the allegations of indulging in corrupt and clandestine illegal activities in discharging of official construction work, came to be issued a common disciplinary proceedings vide G.O.Rt.No.326 Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Vig.III) Department dated 21.04.2025 proposing action against 11 officers including that of petitioner and in pursuance of the same, respondents are yet to issue charge memo. Petitioner is stated to be eligible and to be considered to the promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer, however, in view of initiation of aforesaid common disciplinary proceedings, his case is not being considered for promotion. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that charge memo was issued when the petitioner’s case was under consideration for promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer and he would urge that it would suffice, if a direction be given to the respondents to consider his case for promotion in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 10.06.1999. 5. Learned Government Pleader for Services-I did not refute the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without touching the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of, with the consent of both the counsel, at the stage of admission, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case for promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, dated 10.06.1999, if the petitioner is in the zone of consideration and fulfills all requisite qualifications. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 29th April, 2025 RKS