APHC010013682013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 14201/2013 Between: 1. V S S PURNA DEVI SAGIRAJU, W/O G V NARASIMHA RAJU, AGED 38 YEARS R/O PLOT NO.86 H. NO.1 - 53/4 TARAKARAMA NAGAR POTHINAMALLAYA PALEM POST, MADHURAVADA VISAKHAPATNAM. 530041 ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL, SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD. 500004 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, EX OFFICIO PROJECT DIR. (RMSA), NEAR TELEPHONE BHAVAN SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD 500004 3. ANDHRA PRADESH SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIETY, (RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIKA SHIKSA ABHIYAN) NEAR TELEPHONE BHAVAN SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD 500004 ...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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not selecting the petitioner for the post of postgraduate teacher (zoology) in the category of OC or OC (woman) among the meritorious candidates oul of 30% posts in terms of the 2 presidential order as illegal arbitrary and violative of articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Consequently direct the respondents to recruit the petitioner in the post of postgraduate teacher (zoology) forthwith IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 17322 OF 2013 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 reserve/not fill up one post out of postgraduate teacher (zoology) posts earmarked for merit category IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 17426 OF 2014 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 fix any early date of hearing of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V RAVINDER RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) 2. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION 3. . The Court made the following: 3 Order:- There is no representation for the petitioner today. 2. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on written instructions, submits that the petitioner was issued the orders of appointment on 28.10.2014 and that she is now working in the said post in A.P. Model School, Madhunapuram, Gantyada Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 3. Recording the same, this writ petition is closed in terms of the interim direction passed by this Court and also the written instructions submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 04.02.2026 PNS