IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 13433 OF 2025 V- Between: T. Ramakrishna, S/o Sarveswara Rao, Aged 58 years, Occ Administrative Officer, R/o. Flat No 2002, Vijayasai Apartment, Beside Bhaskar Theatre, Gudivada-521301. ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, A.P. Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalli, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 1. 2. ...RESPONDENTS 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not considering the appeal Dt.20.03.2023 of the petitioner against the Confirmed Zonal Seniority List as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the appeal of the petitioner Dt.20.03.2023. «i> lA NO: 1 OF 2025 7 V j- / .i Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances . stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may bd pleased to direct the 1®‘ respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal of the petitioner Dt.20.03.2023, pending disposal of this writ petition. •S' ■ , Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010263322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION No.13433 of 2025 Between: ...PETITIONER T. Ramakrishna AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: 2 CGRJ W.P.No.13433 of2025 O R D E R: This 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 of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the appeal Dt.20.03.2023 of the petitioner against the Confirmed Zonal Seniority List as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1®‘ respondent to consider the appeal of the petitioner Dt. 20.03.2023 and pass such other order or orders...” 2. Heard Sri K. Revanth Kamalakar, learned counsel representing Sri Manoj Kumar Bethapudi, learned counsel for petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Services-IV for respondents. 3. Petitioner was initially appointed as Junior Assistant in the year 1984 and was subsequently promoted as Senior Assistant in the year 2005 and as Administrative Officer in the year 2017. He claims to be falling under the zone of consideration for next promotion post of Divisional Panchayat Officer. The provisional seniority list of Administrative Officers of Zone-11 was prepared and objections were called for. The petitioner, who was placed at SI.No.8 in the said list, has submitted objections inter alia stating that persons, who are juniors to him, were placed at SI.Nos.1 to 7. 3 s CGRJ W.P.No.l3433of2025 However, his objections were rejected and the seniority list was confirmed, assailing which the petitioner preferred appeal before 1 respondent on 20.03.2023, which is pending consideration. St Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would suffice to direct respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner’s appeal. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents submits that the petitioner’s appeal would be disposed of by respondent in accordance with law. 5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, with the consent of both 6. the learned counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, directing the respondent to pass appropriate speaking orders on the petitioner’s appeal dated 20.03.2023, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ' SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, State Of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, A.P. Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalli, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 3. One CC to SRI. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI, Advocate [OPUC] 4. TwoCCsto GP FOR SERVICES IV, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] S.Three CD Copies nm HIGH COURT DATED: 16/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.13433 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS