APHC010918892018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 44465 OF 2018 Between: 1. Ravula Venugopala Rao, S/o. R. Suryanarayana, Aged 55 years, Occ. A.P. State Housing Corporation, Peddapuram Peddapuram Municipality, Peddapuram Division, Assistant Engineer (Urban) Godavari District. 2. Motupalli Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Late Venkatarathnam, Aged 53 years, Occ. Assistant Engineer, A.P. State Housing Corporation, (KVKS at Mogalathuru and Veeravasaram) Narasapur Division, West Godavari District. 3. Kola Veeravenkata Satyaprasad, S/o. Satyanarayana Murthy, Aged 51 years, Occ. Assistant Engineer, O/o the Project Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation, East Godavari District. 4. C. Nagaraju, S/o. C. Subbanna, Aged 55 years, Occ. Deputy Executive Engineer (l/c), A.P. State Housing Corporation, Construction Division, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 5. B. Seshagiri, S/o. B. Subbarayudu, Aged 52 years, Occ. Assistant Engineer, O/o the Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation, Tadepalli, Guntur District. East Writ Petition is Dismissed as Withdrawn in so far as Petitioner No.4 is concerned, as per Court Order dated 15- 02- 2024 in WP No. . 44465/2018 Writ Petition is Dismissed as Withdrawn in so far as Petitioner No.1 is concerned, as per Court Order dated 26- 03- 2024 in WP No. 44465/2018 ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government Housing Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Tadepalli, Guntur District. 3. The General Manager Admin and Vigilance, O/o. The Managing Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd. District. Tadepalli, Guntur ...Respondents 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or declaring the orders vide Procds. No.A2/2956/2018, Dt.15.11.2018 issued by the 2nd Respondent in publishing the final seniority list of Assistant Engineers contrary to the Honourable Supreme Court orders vide M.A.Nos. 1795-1796 of 2017 in Civil Appeal Nos. 17869-17870 of 2017, Dt.22.01.2018, and also the original order Dt.03.11.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No.17869-17870 of 2017 (arising out of Special Leave Petition (C)No. 19807-19808 / 2012) is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners B. Tech., Degree Certificate issued by the institution of Advanced Studies in Education, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan and also JRN Rajasthan, Deemed University, Udaipur, Rajasthan and place them in the appropriate place in the final seniority list for the post of Assistant Engineer from the date of acquisition as per the Service Rules in pursuant to the Honourable Supreme Court directions Dt.03.11.2017 and 22.01.2018. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 include the Petitioners in the final seniority list of Assistant Engineer (Graduates) in pursuant to the B. Tech., Degree Certificate issued by the Institution of Advanced Studies in Education, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan and also JRN Rajasthan, Deemed University, Udaipur, Rajasthan in terms of the Honourable Supreme Court orders vide M.A.Nos.1795-1796 of 2017 in Civil Appeal Nos.17869-17870 of 2017, Dt.22.01.2018, and also the original order Dt.03.11.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No. 17869-17870 of 2017 (arising out of Special Leave Petition (C)No. 19807-19808 / 2012) forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI N ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: GP FOR HOUSING Counsel for the Respondent No. 2: SRI KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R The Court made the following order: IC010918892018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 44465/2018 Between: 1.RAVULA VENUGOPALA RAO, S/0. R. SURYANARAYANA, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, A.P. STATE HOUSING PEDDAPURAM MUNICIPALITY, PEDDAPURAM DIVISION, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. SRINIVASA PEDDAPURAM (URBAN), CORPORATION, LATE S/0. RAO, VENKATARATHNAM, AGED 53 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION, (KVKS AT MOGALATHURU AND VEERAVASARAM) NARASAPUR DIVISION, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. VEERAVENKATA 2.MOTUPALLI S/0. SATYAPRASAD SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, AGED 51 YEARS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, 0/0 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION, EAST GODAVARI 3. KOLA j» OCC. DISTRICT. 4.C. NAGARAJU, S/0. C. SUBBANNA, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (I/C), A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION, CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5.B. SESHAGIRI, S/0. B. SUBBARAYUDU, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, DIRECTOR, TADEPALLI DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER N0.4 IS CONCERNED, AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 15- 02- 2024 IN WP NO. 44465/2018 DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER N0.1 IS CONCERNED, AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 26- 03- 2024 IN WP NO. 44465/2018 0/0 THE MANAGING A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION, GUNTUR DISTRICT. WRIT PETITION IS WRIT PETITION IS ...PETITIONER(S) AND 4 / 2 4 1 .THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD., TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE GENERAL MANAGER ADMIN AND VIGILANCE, 0/0. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. STATE HOUSING CORPORATION LTD., TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or declaring the orders vide Procds.No.A2/2956/2018, Dt.15.11.2018 issued by the Respondent in publishing the final seniority list of Assistant Engineers contrary to the Honourable Supreme Court orders vide M.A.Nos.1795- 1796 of 2017 in Civil Appeal Nos. 17869-17870 of 2017, Dt.22.01.2018, and also the original order Dt.03.11.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No. 17869-17870 of 2017 (arising out of Special Leave Petition (C)No. 19807-19808/2012) is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners B. Tech., Degree Certificate issued by the Institution of Advanced Studies in Education, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan and also JRN Rajasthan, Deemed University, Udaipur, Rajasthan and place them in the appropriate place in the final seniority list for the post of Assistant Engineer from the date of acquisition as per the Service Rules in pursuant to the Honourable Supreme Court directions Dt.03.11.2017 and 22.01.2018 forthwith and to pass 2nd Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1. N ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY R 2.GP FOR HOUSING (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioners seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: 3 "... to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or declaring the orders vide Procds.No.A2/2956/2018, Dt.15.11.2018 issued by the 2"^* Respondent in publishing the final seniority list of Assistant Engineers contrary to the Honourable Supreme Court orders vide M.A.Nos.1795-1796 of 2017 in Civil Appeal Nos.17869-17870 of 2017, Dt.22.01.2018, and also the original order Dt.03.11.2017 passed in Civil Appeal No. 17869-17870 of 2017 (arising out of Special Leave Petition (C)No. 19807-19808/2012) is illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners B. Tech., Degree Certificate issued by the Institution of Advanced Studies in Education, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan and also JRN Rajasthan, Deemed University, Udaipur, Rajasthan and place them in the appropriate place in the final seniority list for the post of Assistant Engineer from the date of acquisition as per the Service Rules in pursuant to the Honourable Supreme Court directions Dt.03.11.2017 and 22.01.2018 forthwith and to pass ...." 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that during the pendency of this Writ Petition, Petitioners were promoted and sought permission to withdraw the Writ Petition as no further orders are necessary. 3. Learned Government Pleader for Housing is in attendance. 4. In that view, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall staad closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 'St' SECTION OFFICER To 1. One CC to Sri. N Aswartha Narayana Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Sri. Kalyan Chakravarthy R Advocate [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to GP for Housing, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies GSC HIGH COURT DATED:03/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 44465 OF 2018 AND«^ X 1 k JUL 2025 ^ O^ Current Section o to, DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS