1 APHC010701292025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 36254/2025 Between: Gadamsetty Satyanarayana and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T DIWAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 36254/2025 The Writ Petition is filed challenging the inaction of the Respondent Authorities in considering the Petitioners’ applications dated 16.11.2017, 16.12.2019, 06.01.2020 and 13.10.2025 for providing employment to Petitioner No.2 in place of Petitioner No.1 in any Major and Medium Irrigation and Power Project under the displaced persons quota in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98 Irrigation (PW) Department, dated 15.04.1986 as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The State Government had acquired the joint family property of the Petitioners for foreshore submersion of the SPVB Reservoir and an Award No.41/74, dated 10.11.1984 was passed. The State Government had issued G.O.Ms.No.98 Irrigation (PW) Department, on 15.04.1986 for providing employment to the persons whose land was acquired for the purpose of irrigation projects. 3. The Petitioner No.1 being the son of the person whose land was acquired applied for consideration of his case for employment under the G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986. After lapse of several years, on 19.03.2020, the Government issued appointment order 3 to the Petitioner No.1 as ‘Office Subordinate’, but due to his ill- health and having crossed the age of 50 years, the Petitioner No.1 is unable to take up the post. Thereafter, the Petitioner No.1 submitted several representations dated 16.11.2017, 16.12.2019, 06.01.2020 and 13.10.2025 to the Respondent Authorities seeking employment to his son G. Kesava Sai Rakesh ( Petitioner No.2), who is the dependent upon the Petitioner No.1. As there is no action on the representations of the Petitioners, the present Writ Petition is filed. 4. Learned Government Pleader would submit that the representations of the Petitioners will be considered and appropriate decision will be taken. 5. As there is no dispute that the family members of the Petitioners were given land for foreshore submersion of the SPVB Reservoir and providing the employment to the Petitioner No.1 as “ Office Subordinate”, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondent Authorities are directed to consider the representations of the Petitioners dated 16.11.2017, 4 16.12.2019, 06.01.2020 and 13.10.2025 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986. ii) The said exercise shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. iii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date: 29.12.2025 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.36254/2025 Dated 29.12.2025 eha