1 APHC010807992016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 37338 OF 2016 Between: 1. S. Kishore Kumar, S/o. S. Shadrak, aged about 24 years, Rio. 4-93, Kalamalla, Yerraguntla Mandal, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. C. Kenadi Kumar, S/o. Ravi Kumar, aged about 26 years, R/o. 4-111, Kalamalla, Yerraguntla Mandal, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioners AND 1. Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited, Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing Director. 2. The Chief Engineer, Operation & Management, RTPP, Kadapa District. 3. The District Collector, Kadapa District cum Chairman, District Selection Committee, Kadapa District. ...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not appointing the Petitioners as Junior Plant Attendants in the Rayalaseema 2 Thermal Power Project, Kadapa, against the vacancies earmarked for land losers belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, under the Supplemental Notification No.01/CGM(HR)/2011 dated 17.10.2011, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, discriminatory, contrary to the rule of reservation, and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India; and consequently set aside the recruitment conducted by the Respondents in respect of such of the vacancies, notified under the aforesaid Supplemental Notification dated 17.10.2011, that were filled in contravention of the rule of reservation, or in the alternative, direct the Respondents to forthwith consider the Petitioners candidature for the post of Junior Plant Attendant against any of the existing vacancies available in Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, Kadapa; and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: Ms. Shagufta Jahan Noor Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENERGY (AP) Counsel for the Respondents:K.KRISHNABUSHAN CHOWDARY SC For APGENCO The Court made the following order: The writ petition is filed by the petitioners under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following main relief: “to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not appointing the Petitioners as Junior Plant Attendants in the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, Kadapa, against the vacancies earmarked for land losers belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, under the Supplemental Notification No.01/CGM(HR)/2011 dated 17.10.2011, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, discriminatory, contrary to the rule of reservation, and violative of the fundamental rights 3 guaranteed under the Constitution of India; and consequently set aside the recruitment conducted by the Respondents in respect of such of the vacancies, notified under the aforesaid Supplemental Notification dated 17.10.2011, that were filled in contravention of the rule of reservation, or in the alternative, direct the Respondents to forthwith consider the Petitioners candidature for the post of Junior Plant Attendant against any of the existing vacancies available in Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project, Kadapa; and pass......” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent – Corporation placed a copy of the written instructions dated 09.03.2017 in Lr.No.D(HR&IR)/JS(P)/DS(Estt)/AS(IR)/PO.H from the Managing Director, APGENCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad, which indicates that the respondent Corporation authorities after considering the candidature of the petitioners for the post of Junior Plant Attendant(JPA) in the existing vacancies available in the Royalaseema Thermal Power Project, Kadapa, passed the orders dated 09.03.2017 by rejecting the case of the petitioners. The same is placed on record. 3. At that juncture, learned counsel Ms. Shagufta Jahan Noor, representing the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to work out all legal remedies available under law. 4. Recording the submission made by learned Standing Counsel for the respondents and also in view of the written instructions submitted by him, the writ 4 petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to work out their remedies available under law, if they are so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date:17.10.2025 Rns 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.37338 of 2016 Date: 17.10.2025 RNS 6