IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) ^ THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY H TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 1531 OF 2025 ^1 ★ Between: S S Varma. S/o S. Venkatarao, Aged about 58 years. Occ; Regional Director of Municipal Administration (RDMA), Now working as Additional Commissioner of GVMC, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Secretariat Velagapudi, At Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration A.P, Gorantia, Guntur District. State of ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate order or directions particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus more declaring the action of for promotion to the the respondents not considering the petitioner claim post of Additional Director of Municipal Administration without reference to the charge memo vide G.O.RT.No. 161 Municipal Administration Development (El) Department and Urban terms of dated 10.06.1999 unconstitutional and violation of India and contrary to the dated 08.02.2012 in G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration Department highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, discrimination of Article 14 and 16 and 21 of the Constitution as orders of this Hon'ble Court and consequentially direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Additional Director of Municipal Administration in terms G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration Department, dated 10.06.1999 with all consequential benefits. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner claim for promotion to the post of Additional Director of Municipal Administration in terms G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration Department, dated 10.06.1999 pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010029672025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) tWjV: [3331] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 1531/2025 Between: 1.S S VARMA, S/0 S. VENKATARAO, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION (RDMA), NOW WORKING AS ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. OF GVMC ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AT AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN 2.THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT. STATE OF A.P, GORANTIA, GUNTUR ...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 order or directions more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents not considering the petitioner claim for promotion to the post of Additional Director of Municipal Administration without reference to the charge memo vide G.O.RT.No. 161 Municipal Administration and Urban Development (El) Department dated 08.02.2012 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General ■ Administration Department, dated 10.06.1999 as highly illegal, arbitrary. SRS,J W.P.No.1531 of 2025 discrimination, unconstitutional and violation of Article 14 and 16 and unjust, 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the orders of this Hon'ble Court and consequentially direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Additional Director of Municipal Administration in terms G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration Department, dated 10.06.1999 with all consequential benefits and pass such lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner claim for promotion to the post of Additional Director of Municipal Administration in terms G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration Department, dated 10.06.1999 pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Heard Sri T.S.N. Sudhakar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.Raju, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services - I appeared for the respondents. 2. A charge memo vide G.O.Rt.No.161 Municipal Administration and Urban Development (El) Department, dated 08.02.2012 (Ex.P1) was issued against the petitioner. The petitioner submitted a written defence. Thereafter the matter was referred to the Commissionerate of Inquiries and the same is pending consideration. Due to the pendency of the aforementioned charge r SRS,J W.P.No.1531 of 2025 memo, the respondent authorities are not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion. 3. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would confine arguments and urge to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 General Administration (Ser.C) Department dated 10.06.1999. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services did not refute the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without touching the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 General Administration (Ser.C) Department dated 10.06.1999, if the petitioner’s case is in the zone of consideration, as and when the DPC is constituted. 5. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- N. NAGAMMA ASSISTANT, REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SEdTtOfj OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, At Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, State of A.P, Gorantia, Guntur District. 3. One CC to Sri T S N Sudhakar Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to GP for Services IV, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 5. Three CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:23/01/2025 ORDER WP.No.1531 of 2025 O 2 9jAM20?5 ^ ^>6ciion . C; DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION, WITHOUT COSTS