S. Sanjeeva Reddy, v. The Principal Secretary for Higher Education CE-III Sec.
WP/24916/2002 · 2025-08-27
Ravi Cheemalapati
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APHC010019282002
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 24916/2002 Between:
1. S. SANJEEVA REDDY,, S/O S. BALI REDDY, RECORD ASSISTANT REGHAVENDRA JUNIOR COLLEGE (AIDED), ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND
1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CEIII SEC, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT HYDERABAD. 2. THE ASSISTANT SERCRETARY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CEIII, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT HYDERABAD. 3. THE COMMISSIONER
DIRECTOR OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, NAMPALLY, HYDERABAD. 4. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, LIC OFFICE ROAD, CUDDAPAH, CUDDAPAH DISTRICT. 5. THE REGIONAL INSPECTION OFFICER, BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, KURNOOL. 6. THE SECRETARY CORRESPONDENT, RAGHAVENDRA JUNIOR COLLEGE (AIDED), ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 7. THE PRINCIPAL, RAGHAVENDRA JUNIOR COLLEGE (AIDED), ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 8. THE DISTRICT VOCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH JUNIOR COLLEGE CAMPUS, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL. 9. D M SANTHOSH KUMARI, D/O D. ELIYAA, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, RAGHAVENDRA JUNIOR COLLEGE (AIDED), ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 10. THE ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, NAMPALLY, GRUHAKALPA, HYDERABAD.
...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 toto issue a Writ, Order, or direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and to declare the G.O.M.S.No.203, dated 18.6.1999 which was passed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in restricting the promotional channel to the Record Assistant in which the petitioner is working as an internal Candidate in Raghavendra Junior College (Aided), Allagadda, Kurnool district., to seek promotion from the post of Record Assistant to the post Junior Lecturer in Economics Department and who possessed the requisible qualification i.e., Post Graduation in M A Economics with 52.3% of Marks as not reasonable restriction and the same is unconstitutional and discriminatory one which violation of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and to consequently direct the Government of Andhra Pradesh to extend the promotional channel not only to the Non-Teaching Staff in Ministerial Service but also to extent the said promotional Channel to the petitioner who is working as a Record Assistant seeking for promotion to the Post of Lecturer in Economics in Raghavendra Junior College (Aided), Allagadda, Kurnool District, as and internal candidate and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2002(WPMP 31410 OF 2002 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 fix any specific date for final hearing of the Writ Petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2004(WPMP 30280 OF 2004 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 fix an early date for final hearing in the above writ petition and to post along with writ petition 1240 of 2002 which is posted for final hearing on 24-1-2005 IA NO: 1 OF 2006(WPMP 94642 OF 2006 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 IA NO: 1 OF 2008(WPMP 129718 OF 2008 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 IA NO: 1
OF 2009(WPMP 1930 OF 2009 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 hear the WP No. 24916/2002 along with WP No. 1240/2002 and WP No. 5329/2002 as an out of turn for final hearing which are in an onwards list of this Hon'ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SADU RAJESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. ADDANKI RAMACHANDRA MURTHY N (SC FOR APPSC)
2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
3. V.VENKATA NAGA RAJU (SC FOR APPSC)
4. . The Court made the following: ORDER:
On 07.07.2025 and 31.07.2025, there was no representation for the petitioner and the matter was posted under the caption ‘for dismissal’. 2. Despite the matter being listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’, today also, there is no representation for the petitioner. This shows that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the case. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________
JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI
Date: 28th August, 2025 RKS