1 APHC010496042021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] THURSDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 29750/2021 Between: 1. SUVARNA REDNAM,, W/O P. ANANDA RAO, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, O/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), M. G. ROAD EAST CIRCLE , VIZIANAGARAM DIVISION, VIZIANAGARAM R/O FLAT NO 202, SRI NILAYA COMPLEX, 5TH LANE, DWARKANAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM-530016. 2. GAJALAKSHMI VELIDI,, W/O P. JAGADEESH BABU, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, O/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), DABAGARDENS CIRCLE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION, VISAKHAPATNAM, R/O FLAT NO.301, SAI DEEP APARTMENTS, DOCTORS COLONY, NEAR VISAKHA EYE HOSPITAL, PEDAWALTAIR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 3. VENUGOPAL RAO PERIYALA,, S/O P. ANANTAYYA, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/0 ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), WEST CIRCLE, M. G. ROAD, VIZIANAGARAM DIVISION, VIZIANAGARAM, R/O FLAT NO.102, AICHEMILLA APARTMENTS, OPP Z.P. SCHOOL, NEAR RAMALAYAM, YENDADA, VISAKHAPATNAM-530045. 4. VIJAYA KRISHNA VENI YARASANI,, W /O, P. JOSEPH RAJU AGED 53 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/0 ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), VIJAYAWADA DIVISION, KRISHNA NAGAR, YANAMALAKUDUR, VIJ AYAWADA, R/O D.NO.48-13-21, FLAT NO.302, KUCHIPUDI ENCLAVE, NEAR AYUSH HOSPITAL, SRI RAMA CHANDRA NAGAR, GUNDALA VIJAYAWADA-520008, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 5. KUMARI MADDALA,, W/O K. SAYANNA, AGED 48 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/0 ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), IBRAHIMPATNAM CIRCLE, VIJAYAWADA-1 DIVISION, KRISHNA NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, R/O D.NO.48-16-10/8, SRI KESAVA RAM HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, FLAT NO.303, SRI RAMACHANDRA NAGAR, MAHANADU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA-520008, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. GANGA VENKATA RAMANA KUMARI YANDRA, ,W/OY BHASKAR RAMA RAO,AGED 56 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/0 ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), SURYARAOPET CIRCLE, KRISHNA NAGAR, PATAMATA, VIJAYAWADA-2 DIVISION, R/O SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA NILAYAM, PLOT NO.46, J.D. NAGAR-2, PATAMATA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. VIJAYA BHARATHI NALLAMOLU,, D/O N. NARASIMHA RAO, AGED 54 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER 0/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), AKIVIDU CIRCLE, R/O D.NO.10-474, GUMMALURU ROAD, OPP FIRE STATION, AKIVIDU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. JYOTHI VADAPALLI,, W/O B SIDHARDHA KUMAR, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER 0/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), SATTENAPALLI CIRCLE, NARASARAOPETA DIVISION, SATTENAPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, R/O DOOR NO.11- 5-19/1C, REVENUE WARD NO.9, RAGHURAM NAGAR,SATTENAPALLI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 9. KONDA VIJAYALAKSHMI,, W/O D. BHASKAR, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER 0/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), ELURU CIRCLE, ELURU DIVISION, R/O FLAT NO.402, PRAGATHI SIVA APARTMENTS, PATAMATA, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 10. KALAGOTLA NOORJAHAN,, W /O R. CHANDRA MUNI AGED 47 YEARS, OCC DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER 0/O ASST. COMMISSIONER (ST), PRODDATUR-1 CIRCLE, KADAPA DIVISION, PRODDATUR-516360, KADAPA DISTRICT, R/O DOOR NO.C-107, 1ST FLOOR, DHARA APARTMENTS, MYDUKUR ROAD, PRODDATUR, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) 3 AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT (GAD), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE(COMMERCIAL TAX) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE, VIJAYAWADA. 4. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE TAX, VISAKHAPATNAM NODAL DIVISION, ZONE-I, VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE TAX, VIJAYAWADA NODAL DIVISION-I, ZONE II, VIJAYAWADA. 6. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE TAX, KAKINADA DIVISION, ZONE II, KAKINADA NODAL DIVISION, KAKINADA. 7. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE TAX, STATE TAX, ZONE-IV, KURNOOL DIVISION, KURNOOL. 8. ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 9. K VENKATA RAMANA, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), GAJUWAKA CIRCLE, CHETTIVAIPALEM, OLD GAJUWAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM. 10. T DHARMA RAO, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, O/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), CHINAWALTARI CIRCLE, KARVI HOUSE, SECTOR-8, MVP COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM. 11. Y MANMADHA RAO, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O JOINT COMMISSIONER, VIZIANAGARAM DIVISION, KOPPU GURAVANNA BUILDINGS, SIDDARDHANAGAR, LOWER TANK BUND ROAD, VIZIANAGARAM. 12. K S R N SATISH BABU, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS 4 DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), VUYYURU CIRCLE, BESIDE KADURE ROAD, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 13. T SUBRAHMANYAM, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, O/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), KAKINADA CIRCLE, RAMANAYYAPETA, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 14. D SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), INDRAKEELADRI CIRCLE, YANAMALAKUDURU ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 15. V NOOKARAJU, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KAKINADA NODAL DIVISION, FLOOR JETTY TOWERS, DANAVAI PETA, RAJAHMUNDRY, E.G. DISTRICT. 16. B SRINIVASA RAO, , S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, BEHIND KRISHNAGARI PETROL BUNK, GNT ROAD, TUNI, E.G. DISTRICT. 17. MURALI KRISHNA KORUPROLU, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST), AKIVEDU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 18. M VENUGOPAL REDDY, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/O ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST)-I, KADAPA CIRCLE, SMITH ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, OPP YSR GUEST HOUSE, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 19. D SRINIVASULU REDDY, , S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS GOODS AND SERVICE TAX OFFICER (GSTO), 0/0 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ST)-I, ANANTHAPURAMU CIRCLE, PAR HEIGHTS, 2ND FLOOR, GOOTY ROAD, ANANTHAPURAMU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. 20. K MURALI KRISHNA, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN, WORKING AS DY. ASST. COMMISSIONER, 0/0 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, KURNOOL-III, CT COMPLEX, NH-7, GOOTY ROAD, KURNOOL. 5 ...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 toprayed to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings dated 04.08.2021 issued by the General Administration (Ser.A) Department in Memo No.1112077/Ser.A/ 2020 and the consequential proceedings dated '06.10.2021 issued by the 3rd respondent and the consequential Show Cause Notices dated 23.10.2021, 30.10.2021 and 30.10.2021 and also the Revised show causes dt. 12.11.2021, 29.10.2021 and 30.11.2021 issued to the petitioners by their respective nodal officers and set aside the proceedings dt. 04.08.2021 to the extent of relying upon rule 33(b) of State and Subordinate Service Rules rather upon Rule 33(b) of State and Subordinate Service Rules rather than relying on the whole of Rule 33 dealing with seniority and all other consequential proceedings referred above as bad, illgal, unfair, contrary to the basic service jurisprudence, against all canons of justice, contrary to Rule 33 of State and Subordinate Service Rules, contrary to the directions of the Hon'ble Apex Court and contrary to the opinion/views of APPSC, which are in tune with the letter and spirit of the directions of the Hon'ble Apex Court and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents not to disturb the seniority positions of the petitioners vis-a-vis private respondents in the cadre of ACTO and DCTO and effect promotions to the cadre of CTO based on settled seniority list, issue any Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 suspend the impugned Show Cause Notices dated 23.10.2021, 30.10.2021 and 30.10.2021 and also the Revised Show Causes dated 12.11.2021, 30.10.2021 and 30..1.1.2021 issued to the petitioners by their respective nodal officers and the consequential steps being taken in that regard pending dipposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2021 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 be pleased to suspend the impugned proceedings dated 04.08.2021 issued by the 1st respondent in so far as clause pertaining to seniority is concerned 6 and the consequential proceedings dated 06.10.2021 issued by the 3rd respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. J SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. MOTUPALLI VIJAYA KUMAR 2. GP FOR SERVICES I 3. V.VENKATA NAGA RAJU (SC FOR APPSC) 4. MANOJ KUMAR BETHAPUDI The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard Sri J. Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Motupalli Vijaya Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition on account of the fact that the petitioners herein have filed separate Writ Petitions. 3. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to pursue the same. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date:16.10.2025 MVK 7 128 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO:29750 of 2021 Date:16.10.2025 MVK