'4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 19034 OF 2024 Between: The Scheduled Castes (Adi Dravida- Godda) Welfare Association, Having its Registered Office at D. No. 5-141/B10, Saraswathi Nagar, M.R. Palli, Tirupati (Urban) Mandal, Tirupati District. Represented by its Secretary, S. Prem Kumar, S/o N. Sreeramulu, Aged about 64 years. Residing at D.No. 13-3-344/52, 2 nd Floor, Jabbar Layout, Tirupati Tirupati (Urban) Mandal Tirupati District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, A.P. Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Castes, Represented by Chairman, GJ57 + 9V8, Arrival Block, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Krishnalanka, Vijayawada, 520013 3. The Director, Social Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, Office at TG Plaza Building, Tadepalli, Guntur District. 4. Madhuri Undrajavarapu, D/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 46 years, presently working as Civil Judge(Junior Division), Palasa, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. (R4 is impleaded as per the Court’s order dt.01.05.2025 in lA No.02/2024 in Writ Petition and affidavit) ...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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondent in considering the petitioner's Representation dated 01.11.2021 No. 1 for the inclusion of Godda Community in online list of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Caste list and to declare the same as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional besides being violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and representation consequently direct the Respondent No. 1 to consider the dated 01.11.2021 made by the petitioner for the inclusion of Godda Community in online list of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Caste list. lA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 to direct the Respondent No. 1 to consider the the petitioner dated 01.11.2021 for the inclusion of Godda Community i online list of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Caste list. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P. JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI SRIMAN The Court made the following: ORDER representation of in APHC010370792024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY JHE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 19034/2024 Between: The Scheduled Castes (adi Dravida- Godda) Welfare Association ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following ORDER: Heard Ms. K.Anjana, learned counsel representing Sri P.Jagadish Chandra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sriman, learned counsel for the 4'^ respondent and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare for respondents 1 to 3. St 2. The above writ petition is filed to declare the inaction of the 1 respondent in considering the petitioner’s representation dated 01.11.2021 for inclusion of the Godda community in the online list of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Caste, as illegal and arbitrary. m 2 3. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner arguments and urged this court to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 01.11.2021. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare would submit that the issue is before the Cabinet, and appropriate orders will be I.A.No.2 of 2024 is filed by the proposed party to respondent No.4 to the writ petition, and the same is ordered. confined her 4. passed. 5. come on record as 6. Learned counsel for the 4^'" respondent submits that the power to include any community rests with the Central Government, by way of an amendment to the Presidential Order. Since the learned counsel for the petitioner confined urged to direct the 1®‘ respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation, coupled with a fact that the matter is pending before the Cabinet (as per the submission of Kiarned AGP), the writ petition is disposed of, without expressing any opinion on the merits, by directing the learned 1®‘ respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 01.11.2021 appropriate orders strictly as per law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.' 7. arguments and and to pass Sd/- A. VIJAYA BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, A.P. Secretariat, Amaravathi, Guntur District. The Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Castes, GJ57 + 9V8, Arrival Block, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Krishnalanka, Vijayawada, 520013 The Director, Social Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, Office at TG Plaza Building, Tadepalli, Guntur District One CC to Sri P. Jagadish Chandra Prasad, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri Sriman, Advocate[OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. [OUT] 7. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:01/05/2025 ORDER WP.No.19034 of 2024 f «3 OCT 2925 ^ ^ . Current Jinciton ^ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS