APHC010623562025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32360/2025 Between: 1. A SAMUEL, S/O. SUBBAYYA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. VETERINARY ASSISTANT SURGEON VETERINARY DISPENSARY, DEVARAPALLI, R/O. D.NO. 2-2-812, 26TH WARD, RAMARAOPETA, TADEPALLIGUDEM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (VIG.II.1) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 3. THE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, ANDHRA PRADESH, GUNTUR. ...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 toPleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not disposing the Appeal dated 15/10/2024 filed by the Petitioner, inspite of issuing proceedings dated 03/01/2025, by the Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Fisheries Department and not promoting the Petitioner to the next post of Assistant Director, Animal Husbandry Department, as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Principles of Natural Justice, violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to allow the Appeal filed by the Petitioner and to promote him to the post of Assistant Director, Animal Husbandry Department, 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 Pleased to direct the Respondents to promote the Petitioner to the post of Assistant Director, Animal Husbandry Department and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P S P SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.32360of 2025 ORDER: 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a major punishment of withholding four annual grade increments with cumulative effect was imposed on the petitioner, as ten out of the eleven charges alleged against him were held to be proved. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said order of punishment is dated 19.08.2024. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner preferred an appeal before the appellate authority on 16.10.2024. It is also submitted that, on 03.01.2025, the said appeal was referred to the 2nd respondent for examination on merits. However, no further orders have been passed, nor has any date been fixed for hearing of the appeal. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition was filed on 18.11.2025, and no counter has been filed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is restricting the relief sought in the writ petition and seeks a direction to the respondents to dispose of the appeal on its own merits. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is anticipating promotion and that the respondents may cite the punishment imposed upon him and the pendency of the appeal as grounds to overlook the petitioner’s seniority. 4. Considering the same, the writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the respondents concerned to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The respondents shall also consider the case of the petitioner for promotion on par with others, subject to the outcome of the appeal. 5. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 06.05.2026 KGM 153 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No.32360 OF 2025 Dated 06.05.2026 KGM