APHC010410152023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 21057/2023 Between: 1. V SRIRAMULU, S/O. RAM RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE (PC-1425), RAMPACHODAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. Y. GANGADHAR RAO,, S/O. VEERRAJU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3634), JADDANGI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. YELURI KARUNA KUMAR,, S/O. SURYANARAYANA, AGED 40 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3725), JADDANGI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. SEELAM MOHAN VENKATESH,, S/O. GANAPATHI, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-4977), MAREDUMILLI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. G. RAVI PRASAD,, S/O. RAGHURAMACHANDRAMURTHY, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3207), MAREDUMILLI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2 6. B. SUDHAKAR,, S/O. SURIBABU, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3503), DONKARAL POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 7. D. NARESH,, S/O. BULLI BAPANNA, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-2779), DONKARAI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. V. SRINIVAS, , S/O. KATAMASWAMI, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-2867), DONKARAI POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 9. CH. MURALIKRISHNA,, S/O. SRINIVAS, AGED 36 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3758), MORTHUGUDEM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 10. S.K.V.N. PRATAP,, S/O. NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3501), CHINTURU POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 11. V. CHITTI BABU,, S/O. BABU RAO, AGED 29 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-4822), V.R.PURAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 12. P. SUBRAHMANYAM,, S/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED 32 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3858), KUNAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 13. D. SWAMY,, S/O. GOPALAM, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-567), KUNAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3 14. CH. SURYA TEJA,, S/O. RAJASHEKAR, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3677) ADDATHEEGALA POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 15. G. VIJAYA LAKSHMI,, W/O. DURGA PRASAD, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC. WOMAN POLICE CONSTABLE, (WPC-4217), ADDATHEEGALA POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 16. D. PRADEEP KUMAR,, S/O. VENKATA APPARAO, AGED 33 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE (PC-439), YETAPAKA POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 17. N. SRINU BABU,, S/O. APPA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-3466) V.R.PURAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 18. T. HARI KRISHNA,, S/O. SATYANARAYANA, AGED 35 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-404) V.R.PURAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 19. K. SRINIVASA RAO,, S/O. K.V.RAMANA, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-567), CHINTURU POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 20. A.S.C.BOSE,, S/O. RAMA RAO, AGED 37 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-474) RAMPACHODAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 21. R. HARI BABU,, S/O. KALKIMURTHY, AGED 39 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-682) RAMPACHODAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4 22. M.V.V.VARAHALA RAO,, S/O. APPA RAO, AGED 34 YEARS, OCC. POLICE CONSTABLE, (PC-1260) RAMPACHODAVARAM POLICE STATION, ASR DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, STATE OF A.P, MANGALARI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ELURU RANGE, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NODAL OFFICER, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEMA DISTRICT, AMALAPURARN 7. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ALLURI SEETHARAMARAJU DISTRICT. PADERU ...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 writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents not transferring the petitioners from Alluri Seetharamaraju District (agency area) to Erstwhile East Godavari District even though they completed 2 years to 5 years in the agency area as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper, discrimination and contrary to Presidential Order and transfer guidelines apart from 5 violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider and transfer the petitioners from Alluri Seetharamaraju District (agency area) to Erstwhile East Godavari District and to pass such other order. IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 respondents to consider and transfer the petitioners from Alluri Seetharamaraju District (agency area) to Erstwhile East Godavari District pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.21057 of 2023 ORDER: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not transferring the Petitioners from Alluri Seetharamaraju District (agency area) to erstwhile East Godavari District even though they completed 2 years to 5 years in the agency area, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication in view of passage of time and it has become infructuous. In that view, no orders are required to be passed. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed, as infructuous. 4. No order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 05.08.2025 IS 7 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.21057 of 2023 Date: 05.08.2025 IS