APHC010695272022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 41114 Between: B Murthy Raju The State of Andhra Pradesh and others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M Kesava Rao Counsel for the Respondents: 1. GP for Services II The Court made the following order: Heard Sri M Kesava Rao Assistant Government Pleader for 2. The grievance of the petitioner in the writ petition is that are not deleting the name of the petitioner Engineer at Sl.No.226 instead of Sl.No.192. 3. The petitioner was appointed as a Technical Assistant in the office of the 3rd respondent in the year 1989. He was subsequently promoted to the post of Junior Technical Officer in IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 41114 of 2022 ...Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following order: Kesava Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-II appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner in the writ petition is that respondents not deleting the name of the petitioner in the seniority list of Assistant instead of Sl.No.192. he petitioner was appointed as a Technical Assistant in the office of respondent in the year 1989. He was subsequently promoted to the Officer in the year 1998. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3458] THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA ...Petitioner ...Respondents , learned counsel for the petitioner and learned appearing for the respondents. respondents seniority list of Assistant he petitioner was appointed as a Technical Assistant in the office of respondent in the year 1989. He was subsequently promoted to the 2 4. The petitioner was implicated for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 494, 323 of the IPC read with 34 of the IPC. In connection with this, he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in the year 2001. Consequently, the 3rd respondent has placed the petitioner under suspension with effect from 28.08.2001. Challenging the suspension, the petitioner has approached the Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal by way of filing O.A.No.6677 of 2004. Where under, the suspended the proceedings dated 31.08.2001, the petitioner was placed under suspension. Pursuant to the order, the petitioner was reinstated into service. 5. The petitioner was promoted as Assistant Engineer in the year 2006. However, he contends that he was entitled to be promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer in connection with proceedings dated 8/15.11.2002 with effect from 15.11.2002. Though he was concluded the criminal proceedings, this case of the petitioner was not considered for promotion with effect from 15.11.2002. The petitioner has made a representation dated 25.02.2007 to the 2nd respondent to promote him as Assistant Engineer with retrospective effect from 15.11.2002 on par with his juniors. However, the said representation was pending for consideration. 6. In the meanwhile, the seniority list of Assistant Engineers was issued vide circular dated 09.08.2017. Where under, the petitioner’s name was shown at Sl.No.192 and also at Sl.No.226. 3 7. The grievance of the petitioner is that his name was correctly placed at Sl.No.192 and the same shall be retained seeking deletion of his name at Sl.No.226, the instant writ petition is filed. 8. The 2nd respondent filed counter affidavit stating that the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner was ended in acquittal, the request of the petitioner to consider his case for appointment by transfer with effect from 2002 (@ Sl.No.192) would be considered in the next DPC for the next panel year. 9. Recording the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 30.04.2025 Note: C.C by 05.05.2025 B/o. BSK 4 15 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 41114 of 2022 Date: 30.04.2025 Note: C.C by 05.05.2025 B/o. BSK