APHC010677252025 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: 34890/2025 Between: 1. M.SATYA PRASAD BABU, , S/O SAMBASIVA RAO, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, SRI RANGANAYAKA SWAMY TEMPLE, ROBERTSONPET, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA. 3. SRI B H V S N KISHORE KUMAR, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, SRI LAKSHMI TIRUPATAMMA AMMAVARI TEMPLE, PENUGANCHIPROLU, NTR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 tomay be pleased 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 denying the petitioner of his right for promotion in conformity with G.O.Ms.No.1478, Revenue (Endowments.Vl) Department, dated 17-11-1986 under Rule 13 and also as per his seniority and promoting the 3rd respondent who is junior to the petitioner to the post of a Deputy Commissioner of Endowments as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law and pass such 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 may be pleased to DIRECT the respondent No.2 i.e., Commissioner of Endowments, State of AP, Gollapudi, Vijayawada to revise the seniority of the petitioner in conformity with G.O.Ms.No.1478, Revenue (Endowments.VI) Department, dated 17-11- 1986 under Rule 13 for effecting his promotion, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.34890 of 2025 O R DE R: 1. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition with a liberty to file additional grounds and pleadings by filing a fresh writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as sought for. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 23.12.2025 chs 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 107 WRIT PETITION NO: 34890/2025 Dt. 23.12.2025 chs