1 APHC010934662017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 42685 OF 2017 Between: 1. G.Rama Krishna, S/o. G.Satyanarayana, Aged 58 years, Occ: Record Assistant in Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple, Lova Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari District ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep: by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh State 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District 3. Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple, Lova Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari District, Rep: by its Executive Officer. 4. P Gangadhar, S/o. Rajeshwara Rao, Aged 41 years, Occ: Junior Assistant in Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple, Lova Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari 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 a writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in considering the petitioner's promotion to the post of Junior Assistant on 2 par with the 4th respondent as bad, illegal, arbitrary, violation of Articles 14 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Junior Assistant w.e.f., March, 2013 by considering the representation dated: 01.10.2017 and by setting aside the promotion orders of the 4th respondent dated: 16.12.2012 and to grant all consequential service benefits and grant such other relief or relief's as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 52937 OF 2017 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 respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated: 01.10.2017 for promotion to the post of Junior Assistant on par with the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) Counsel for the Respondents: KOTESWARA RAO KAPPERA SC For Endowments Counsel for the Respondents: P NAGENDRA REDDY The Court made the following order: 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.42685 OF 2017 ORDER: The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: “to issue a writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in considering the petitioner's promotion to the post of Junior Assistant on par with the 4th respondent as bad, illegal, arbitrary, violation of Articles 14 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Junior Assistant w.e.f., March, 2013 by considering the representation dated: 01.10.2017 and by setting aside the promotion orders of the 4th respondent dated: 16.12.2012 and to grant all consequential service benefits and grant such other relief or relief's as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and to pass….” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Standing Counsel for 3rd respondent temple submits that the petitioner got promoted as Junior Assistant in the 3rd respondent temple way back and that the petitioner also rendered his services in the said post and superannuated on 31.05.2019. 4 3. In view of the submissions made by learned Standing Counsel coupled with the fact that the main prayer of the petitioner in the writ petition is already fulfilled, the cause does not survive for further adjudication. 4. Hence, recording the submissions made by learned Standing Counsel for 3rd respondent temple, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date:20.12.2025 Rns 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.42685 of 2017 Date:20.12.2025 Rns