APHC010565662023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 29342/2023 Between: 1. CH SARADA, W/O NAGA RAJU, AGE 51 YEARS, WORKING AS A TOWN PLANNING SUPERVISOR AT PONNURU MUNICIPALITY, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC HEALTH, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMRAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MGM CAPITAL, GROUND FLOOR, NRI HOSPITAL NH FLY OVER, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AMARAVATI. ...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 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 the Petitioner Promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer, at 2nd Respondent Director 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 Respondents to forthwith consider the case of 2 Petitioner promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer as per GO Ms No 257 General Administration (SER.C) Dated 10.6.1999 without referring the pending Departmental Proceedings of 2nd Respondent vide Charge Memo No 1028169/2019/M2 Dated 29.10.2021 and 1st Respondent Go Rt No 493 Dated 7.8.2023 in ongoing DPC and to pass 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 forthwith consider the case of Petitioner promotion to the post of Town Planning Officer as per GO Ms No 257 General Administration (SER.C) Dated 10.6.1999 without referring the pending Departmental Proceedings of 2nd Respondent vide Charge Memo No 1028169/2019/M2 Dated 29.10.2021 and 1st Respondent Go Rt No 493 Dated 7.8.2023 in ongoing DPC, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Sri J.S. Venkatesh, learned counsel representing Sri Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 06.01.2025 TVN 3 189 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.29342 OF 2023 Date: 06.01.2025 TVN