1 APHC010051322026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 3276/2026 Between: 1. DR L RAJANEESH BABU, S/O L. RAMARAO AGED ABOUT 47 YRS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, MACHILIPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, OLD GENERAL HOSPITAL PREMISES, HANUMANPET, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT-520003. 3. DR D ASHA LATHA, SUPERINTENDENT GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, MACHILIPATNAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Mohammed Shafi Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. RADHA KRISHNA LANKISETTI The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.3276 of 2026 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed declaring the action of respondent No.2 in appointing respondent No.3, who is holding the post of the Medical Superintendant, Government General Hospital, Machilipatnam, as Head of the Department of Anatomy Government Medical College, Machilipatnam, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Regulation 3.7 of the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022. 2. After filing the writ petition, the 2nd respondent has considered the entire issue and passed orders on 03.02.2026 appointing Dr T.T.K. Reddy as ADME/Principal, Government Medical College, Machilipatnam. 3. In view of the above said orders, nothing survives in this writ petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 06.04.2026 Ivd 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.3276 of 2026 Dated: 06.04.2026 Ivd