IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVA (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ' PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI WRIT PETITION NO: 1714 OF 7niQ 'o- PRATAPA Between: Kunche Rajendra Kumar, S/o. Venkata Ratnam, aged about 49 Joint Director, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, R/o Flat Mansion, Yendada, Visakhapatnam years, Occ: No.402, Sri Datta ...PETITIONER AND 1. Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Ports Wing, New Delhi. 2. Visakhapatnam Port Trust, rep. by its Chairman, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Secretary, (Personnel Division) General Administration Department, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam. ...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 nature of mandamus declaring the Employment Notice No. 12/2018, 17.12.2018 issued by the respondent in so far as “Method of Recruitment IS by direct recruitment” is concerned to fill up one post of Traffic Manager (HoD) (CL-I) (category-1 Ports), as illegal, discriminatory, violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India besides being in violation of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust Employees (Recruitment, Promotion) Amendment Regulations. 2009 and set-aside the in the dated Seniority and same and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to depute the petitioner to the / % post of Traffic Manager in pursuance of the Employment Notice dated 17.5.2018. No.06/2018, . lA NO: 1 OF 7niQ • Petition under Section 151 CPC stated in the affidavit filed in praying that in the circumstances support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings pursuant to the Employment Notice No.12/2018, dated 17.12.2018 issued by the S'" respondent, pending disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 4 OF 9niQ Petition under Section 151 CPC stated in the affidavit filed i praying that in the circumstances in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the office order no. 19-2019 dated 17-04-2019 (No. A-12023/10/2018-PE-I) issued by the 4»' respondent and the consequential order of the 2nd respondent bearing No. C2/PC/BRSR/TM/2019/31 29-05-2019, pending disposal of W.P.No. 1714/2019. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S.S. 17, dated RAMA KRISHNA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1:SRI PELLETI RAJESH KUMAR (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3: SRI VIRUPAKSHA DATTATREYA GOUDA, SC FOR VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST The Court made the following:ORDER I APHC010037352019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0?40 [3396] MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PFTITIQN NO: 1714/2019 THE Between; ...PETITIONER Kunche Rajendra Kumar AND ...RESPONDENT(S) Union Of India and Others Counsel for the Petitioner; 1.SS RAMA KRISHNA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.PELLET1 RAJESH KUMAR (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2.V1RUPAKSHA DATTATREYA GOUDA (SC FOR VISAKHAPATNAM PORT AUTHORITY) The Court made the following ORDER; When the matter is taken up for hearing. Sri S.S.Rama Krishna Prasad, counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent authority learned appointed the petitioner for the post of Traffic Manager in New Mangalore of the Petitioner, they intend to Port, as prayed and on the instructions withdraw the petition. i 2 Learned Standing Counsel on behalf of the respondents is in 2. attendance. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to Costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. 3. Sd/- K.J.RAJA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri S. S. Rama Krishna Prasad, Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Sri Pelleti Rajesh Kumar (Central Govt. Counsel) [OPUC] 3. One CC to Sri Virupaksha Dattatreya Gouda, SC for Visakhapatnam Port Trust[opuc] 4. Three CD Copies. ssb i. high court DATED; 16/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.1714 of 2019 dismissing the W P WITHOUT COSTS AS WITHDRAWN