APHC010589422025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 30775/2025 Between: P Sitaramayya ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D V SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.30775 of 2025 O R DE R: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the Respondent No.2 in not considering the representations of the Petitioner dated 25.07.2025 and 28.10.2025 for promotion to the Post of Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, as per the Memo No. REV01-ENDW/128/2024-ENDT-I dated 07.02.2024, issued by the Respondent No.1, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner is working as Executive Officer Grade-I from 2013. Earlier, he was appointed by transfer as Executive Officer Grade-I from the cadre of Superintendent on 20.07.2013. The next available promotion to the Petitioner is Assistant Commissioner as per the Andhra Pradesh Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments and Sub Ordinate Services ( Non Gazetted) Rules. 3. It is stated that the Government had issued a Memo No. REV01-ENDW/128/2024-ENDT-I, dated 07.02.2024, permitting the Commissioner, Endowment Department, to fill up the 3 vacancies in the cadre of Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Executive Officer Grade-I, Execution Officer Grade-II and Executive Officer Grade-III as per Rule 10 (a) of the A.P. State Subordinate Service Rules. It is further mentioned in the Memo that the promotions are only a temporary exercise in order to meet the administrative exigencies. It is stated that as the persons similarly situated have been promoted on an ad-hoc/temporary basis to the post of Assistant Commissioner, the Petitioner had submitted the said representations to the Respondent Authorities. As no action has been taken by the Respondent Authorities, the present Writ Petition is filed. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the representations of the Petitioner would be examined subject to the need and necessity of promotion to the post of Assistant Commissioner. 5. Considering the submissions made, the Present Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Respondent Authorities to examine the representations of the Petitioner dated 25.07.2025 and 28.10.2025 for promotion to the post of Assistant Commissioner subject to the need and necessity in terms of the 4 Memo No. REV01-ENDW/128/2024-ENDT-I, dated 07.02.2024, without disturbing the persons already promoted. 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: 19.11.2025 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 30775/2025 Dt. 19.11.2025 eha