APHC010211452019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 30352/2018 Between: 1. CHAVALI SUDHAKAR RAO, S/O BAPAIAH, AGED 63 YEARS, OCC, VICE PRESIDENT,ORGANISATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS (OPDR), ANDHRA PRADESH, PRAKASAM DISTRICT AT ONGOLE, H.NO. 48-1- 59, MARATIPALEM, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, VELAGAPUDI, THULLURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, VELAGAPUDI, THULLURU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 3. THE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, M. G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA,KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, AT ONGOLE, A.P. 5. SMT M LAKSHMI SUDHA, W/O SRI SARATH CHANDRA , AGED 45 YEARS, OCC, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, PRAGATHI BHAVAN, ONGOLE, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. GADE VENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE (AP) 2. SRINIVASA RAO MADIRAJU The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.30352 OF 2018 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “….to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Quo Warranto declaring the action of the 1st respondent in appointing the 5th respondent in a Focal Post as Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department in the office of the 2nd respondent vide G.O.Rt. No. 351 Social Welfare (SER-Al) Department, dated 14-08-2015 pursuant to vide G.O.Rt. No. 65 Social Welfare (SER.III) Department, dated 30-01-2013 as biased, discriminated, arbitrary, illegal and contrary to G.O.Rt. No. 2752 General Administration (Services.C) Department, dated 11-12-2017 and consequently direct the respondents to transfer the 5th respondent into a Non-Focal Post forthwith…” 2. None appeared for the petitioner, though the matter is posted under the caption ‘for dismissal’. There was no representation for the petitioner today, as well as on the previous adjournment. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home is in attendance. 4. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 20.08.2025 PSK 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 73 WRIT PETITION No:30352 OF 2018 Date: 20.08.2025 W PSK