APHC010699742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35901/2025 Between: 1. T V SURYANARAYANA, S/O PUTRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, KANAKUDURU GROUP TEMPLES, PEDAPADI MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 2. R.LAKSHMI BAI,, W/O D.VIJAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, SRI SATYANARAYANA SWAMY TEMPLE, ARYAPURAM, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, E.G.DISTRICT. 3. M.SRIDEVI,, W/O CH.SUDHAKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, ANGARA GROUP TEMPLES, KAPILESWARAPURAM MANDAL, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONA SEEMA DISTRICT. 4. D.RAJA BABU,, S/O DEVATHA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM GROUP III TEMPLES, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, E.G.DISTRICT. 5. M.VENKAT RAO, S/O ABBULU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, VELIVENNU VILLAGE, VUNDRAJAVARAM MANDAL, E.G.DISTRICT. 6. G.V.LAKSHMI KUMAR,, S/O (LATE) VEERA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, V.V.REDDY PANRTHULU CHOULTRY, KORUKONDA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 2 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 522238 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. ...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 toPleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent i.e., Commissioner of Endowments, State of AP, Gollapudi, Vijayawada in not considering the petitioners' request for notional seniority from 2012 in the cadre of the Executive Officers Grade 1 as per their eligibility and seniority in the vacancies arising and promoting juniors and ineligible to the petitioners, as bad, illegal, arbitrary opposed to law and pass IA 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 pleased to DIRECT the respondent No.2nd Commissioner of Endowments, State of AP, Gollapudi, Vijayawada to pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioners filed on 02-06-2025 which was numbered as No.E/10669669/2025, dated 16-06.2025, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35901/2025 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the Respondent No.2in not considering the request of Petitioners for notional seniority from 2012 in the cadre of Executive Officer (Grade I), as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to filing of the present Writ Petition are as follows: The petitioners were initially appointed as Executive Officer(Grade III) through Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (for short 8APPSC9) in the year 2008. Thereafter, Petitioners were promoted as Executive Officer (Grade II) in the year 2011 and became eligible for promotion to the post of Executive Officer (Grade I) in the year 2012 itself. Later, Petitioners were promoted as Executive Officer (Grade I) in the year 2024.Despite receiving representations from Petitioners end, Respondent No.2 deliberately delayed the promotions to the Petitioners as Executive Officer (Grade I) and was not considering the representations given by the Petitioners. Hence, the present writ petition is filed. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services II would submit that the representations given by the Petitioners will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed to that effect. 4. Heard the respective counsel. 4 5. Considering the submissions made, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondents are directed to consider the representation dated 02.06.2025, given by the Petitioners, within a period of three (03) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel,miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Dated: 23.12.2025 chs 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 101 WRIT PETITION No.35901 of 2025 Dated: 23.12.2025 chs