IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAV (Special Original Jurisdiction) ,, In ft WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIl\^^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE > n PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WP(PIL) NO: 66 OF 2025 Between: Cetty Murali Krishna, S/o C.Prasada Rao, Aged about 45 Years, OCC Advocate, R/o.D.No.55-31-4, LIG 523, Simhadripuram Road, HB Colony,Visakhapatnam-530022 Aadhar No. 297794876009,PAN No. AGFPC1802K, muralikrishna.actine@gmail.com Mobile No.8919931593 Email ID ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, General Administration (SC.F) Department Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The High court of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Registrar General, Andhra Pradesh High Court Buildings, Nelapadu Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. t?' • ;■« , High court of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by Registrar ;V - '' (Recruitment),Andhra Pradesh High Court Buildings, Nelapadu, Velagapudi,Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. ... 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to avoid discrepancy of the age limit of the two states i.e so far as A.P is concerned 35 to 45 plus 3 and so far as Telangana is concerns 35 to 48 plus 3 in respect of SC,ST, BC Community people with regards to direct recruitment for the District Judges (Entry Level) and rectify the age limit in A.P as 35 to 48 plus 3, instead of 35 to 45 plus 3, as if the age limit of Telangana Notification, as 35 to 48 plus 3 in the interest of justice, further direct the respondents to strictly followed roster in future recruitment notifications in respect of direct recruitment Entry Level in the interest of justice. 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 to direct the Respondents to announce the results of 2025 notification subject to results of this main writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner; SRI. G VENKATA SUBBA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent No. 1: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following order: APHC010165722025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MB [3483] B WP(PIL) NO: 66/2025 Between: Cetty Murali Krishna ...PETITIONER AND The State Of AP and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.G VENKATA SUBBA RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I CORAM: THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI : 16.04.2025 ORDER (Per Sri Justice Ravi Cheemalapati) Through this Writ Petition filed in the nature of Public Interest ...RESPONDENT{S) DATE Litigation, the petitioner sought this Court to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the respondent authorities to rectify discrepancy of the in respect of SC,ST & BC Community people with regard to direct for the District Judges (Entry Level) existed upper age limit recruitment between the states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the upper age limit in Andhra Pradesh notification be made as 35 to 48+3 in conformity with the age limit prescribed in Telangana notification. \ r V,\ yfCJoZdiCJ '.W(P.((PIL) Wb. 66 of2025 2 2. Heard Sri G. Venkata Subba Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services. 3. It cannot be denied that it is well within the domain of the employer- state to frame rules regarding recruitment process, either according to recruitment rules or even in the absence thereof, it is for the Government of the day to decide in which manner it proposes to conduct selection. Naturally, Court would be reluctant to interfere with recruitment process in the absence of apparent vitiating factors and unless the process smacks with mala itdes. 4. The petitioner seeks to homogenize the upper age limit for SC, ST, BC community people for direct recruitment of District Judges (Entry Level) prescribed in A.P. notification with that of the Telangana notification. 5. A writ petition seeking to homogenize the recruitment procedures of two States is maintainable provided the procedures are demonstrably unfair, discriminatory or violate the fundamental rights. 6. Inasmuch as the petitioner,failed to demonstrate any of the essential ingredients such as unfairness, discrimination and violation of fundamental rights, this writ petition is not maintainable and the same deserves dismissal. V wa€C<RCJ %.’<P.((PIL)^o.66of2025 3 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition (PIL) is dismissed. There shall be order as to costs. no Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- G.HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To, SEOfON OFFICER 1. One CC to Sri. G Venkata Subba Raju Advocate 2. Two CCS to GP for Services I 3. Three CD Copies [OPUC] High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] GSC / HIGH COURT DATED: 16/04/2025 ORDER WP(PIL).No.66 of 2025 DISMISSING THE WP (PIL) WITHOUT COSTS