APHC010176802023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 8986/2023 Between: 1. KUKKA NATARAJU, S/O LATE SAMBUDU AGED 35 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 7-86-1, GIDDALARU ROAD, MAHANANDHI, GAJULAPALLE MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518583 2. KARNATI DEEPIKA, W/O LATE PARAMESWARA REDDY AGED 34 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO, 9-22- 18/A, KOTHAPALLI, GIDDALUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT- 523357 3. SHARABU UMA MAHESWARI, D/O LATE SHARABU RAMACHARI AGED 33 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1-207-3, BETHAMCHERLA ROAD, NEAR MDH HOSPITAL BANAGANAPALLE, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518124 4. KANDI ANITHA, D/O LATE KANDI SANJEEV AGED 24 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 2-28, RAJA VEEDHI, BHEEMASINGI JAMI, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT-535250 5. KARU ANDREWS SOBERS, S/O KARU PRABHUDAS AGED 22 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 28/1052-127, DEVANAGAR, NANDYAL DISTRICT- 2 518501 6. GANDEPALLI VENKATA SOMA SEKHAR, S/O GANDEPALLI NAGARAJU AGED 37 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 3-34/65/25/21, SF-305, SRI SAI SURYA PARADISE, BAKKANAPALEM, PM PALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT (RURAL)-530041 7. KANNURU KUMAR BABU, S/O LATE NARASINGARAO AGED 23 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 00, A KODURU, K. KOTAPADU ALAMANDAKODURU, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT-531022 8. LAISETTI RANI, D/O LATE LAISETTI KUMAR SWAMY AGED 23 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 5-1- 88, JALARIPETA, PEDAWALTAIR WALTAIR DEPOT, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT (URBAN)-530017 9. SHAIK MOMIN AFZAL BASHA, S/O LATE SHAIK MOMIN VALI BASHA AGED 22 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 7/275, NADIGADDA, NANDYAL DISTRICT-518501 10. KUMMATHI NAVEEN, S/O LATE KUMMATHI YERRISWAMY REDDY AGED 22 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 00, OC COLONY, KUDARU, P NARAYANAPURAM THIMMAPURAM, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT-515751 11. SYED IDRIS, S/O LATE SYED ISHAQ AGED 22 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4-154, LAXMAN SING, KURNOOL MANDAL STANTANPURAM, SAP CAMP, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518003 12. D SOHAIL, S/O LATE D ZELAN AGED 24 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4-2-70, LALBAHADUR NAGAR NEAR APRON AUTO SHOWROOM, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT-515004 13. PATHAN NOWSHAD, D/O LATE AMZAD KHAN AGED 27 3 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 7-123/A, MAIN ROAD, GAJULAPALLE, MAHANANDI, NANDYAL DISTRICT-518583 14. VISANALA APURUPA NANDINI, D/O LATE VISANALA KRISHNA AGED 25 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1-130, VALAVALA VARI STREET, SEETHANAGARAM MANDAL SEETHANAGARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT-533287 15. SHAIK SAIFULLA KHALID, S/O LATE SHAIK CHAND BASHA AGED 23 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 11-17, RANGARAJU PETA, NEAR KHARKHANA SCHOOL BANAGANAPALLE, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 518124 16. MOOD SAI KIRAN NAIK, S/O LATE MOOD GOVIND NAIK AGED 24 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4- 161, CHANDRABABU NAGAR RUDRAMPETA, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT-515004 17. HARIJANA RAVI TEJA, S/O LATE HARIJANA MALLESU AGED 24 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1- 107, KAKKALAPALLI COLONY, ANANTAPUR KALYANDURGAM ROAD, GEORGEPET ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT- 515004 18. PASUPALA MADHURI, D/O LATE PASUPALA SIRENNNAAA AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 11-220, KASBA STREET BANAGANAPALLE, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518124 19. BOGGURI BHARGAVI, D/O LATE RAMAMJANEYULU AGED 23 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 8/125, MARKET STREET OWK, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 518122 20. SHAIK YASEEN, D/O LATE SHAIK KALESHA VALI MASTHAN BABA AGED 23 YEARS, OCC. 4 UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 10-750, PTM ROAD MULAKALACHERUVU, CHITTOOR DISTRICT-517390 21. MODEM SREELATHA, W/O LATE MODEM VISWANATHA AGED 37 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 2-250-20-5-B-C-16, RAMIREDDY LAYOUT MADANAPALLI, NIRUGATTUVARIPALLI MADANAPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT-517325 22. PYLA ANUSHA, D/O LATE PYLA KRISHNA AGED 23 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4-5, GANTYADA, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT-535215 23. PADATALA AJAYAKUMAR, S/O LATE PADATALA SURYANARAYANA AGED 27 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 2-27, GOLD STAR JUNCTION, LAKKAVARAPUKOTA MANDALAM JAMMADEVIPETA, DASULLAPALEM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT-535161 24. NALLABOTHULA SHARATH KUMAR, S/O LATE MALLIKARJUNA AGED 24 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 31/46, UPPARAVIDHI YEMMIGANUR, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518360 25. PIILI ANVESH, S/O LATE PILLI JOHN PRAKASHRAO AGED 24 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 3- 130, S RAYAVARAM MANDAL PEDAGUMMULURU, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT-531083 26. BALLA SUDHAKAR, S/O LATE BALLA TATARAO AGED 30 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4-34, BALLA STREET, NEAR VINAYAKA TEMPLE VEPAGUNTA, PENDURTHI, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT-530047. 27. MUTHYALA VEERENDRA RESHITH, S/O LATE MUTHYALA SEKHAR BABU AGED 23 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 22-98-1, KONDAPETA, DHONE MANDAL, DHONE, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 5 518222 28. ALVAKONDA SARITHA, D/O LATE ALVAKONDA NADIPI SUBBARAYUDU AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 2-152, RAMATHIRTHAM BANAGANAPALLI, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518176 29. MAKALA RAJ KUMAR, S/O LATE MAKALA SUVARNARAJU AGED 19 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 19/440-1, PEDDA PETA GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521301 30. CHANCHUGARI LAKSHMI PRASANNA, D/O LATE CHANCHUGARI BALA MADDILETI AGED 25 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O S C COLONY, GOSPADU, DEEBAGUNTLA, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518502 31. MAMUDURU PREM SAGAR, S/O LATE M SIKHAMANI AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 12- 553, K K KOTTALA, GARLADINNE KALLURU, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT-515774 32. SHAIK KARIMULLA, S/O LATE SHAIK CHAND BASHA AGED 27 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O NANDYAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT-518501 33. MACHA LOKESH, S/O LATE M BABRUVAHANUDU AGED 23 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 5/2, SANKIRENIPALLE PATHAKOTA (WEST), KURNOOL DISTRICT-518412 34. T JEELAN BASHA, S/O LATE T KARIMULLA AGED 25 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 6/338, TELI WADA ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518301 35. SANTRAZ ARIF BASHA, S/O LATE SANTRAZ ANWAR BASHA AGED 30 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1/203/63, BEHIND BEBEDAR JUNG MASJID MIG COLONY ADONI, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518302 6 36. JOGI RAMUDU, S/O LATE JOGI DURGAPPA AGED 40 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1-1-Z/29, RAJEEV NAGAR PATHIKONDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT- 518380 37. GANTYADA SAILAJA, W/O LATE GANTYADA SRINIVASA RAO AGED 36 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 36-94-297/12, JAGAJJEEVAN NAGAR NEAR MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL, KANCHARAPALEM VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT (URBAN)-530008 38. KURAPATI LAKSHMI, W/O LATE APPARAO AGED 39 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 1-55/1, YELAMANCHILI PULAPARTHI, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 531055 39. RAYAPUREDDY VARALAKSHMI, W/O LATE RAYAPUREDDY APPALANAIDU AGED 60 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 4-73, BC COLONY, MAKAVARAPALEM MANDALAM VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT-531113 40. PUTTA RAJESH, S/O LATE PUTTA VENKATA SATYA NARAYANA AGED 36 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 10-54, GANDHI BOMMA VEEDHI, K..1 PURAM VILLAGE KASPA JAGANNADHAPURAM, KJ PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT - 531028 41. ABRAM RAMAKRISHNA, S/O LATE ABRAM SANJEEVARAYUDU AGED 24 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYED R/O H.NO. 3-28, KANAKAIAH KOTTALA, JUPADU BUNGLOW MANDAL THUDICHERLA, JUPADU BANGLOW, KURNOOL DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH - 518508 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 7 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTCUM EXOFFICIO VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, RTC HOUSE, 1ST FLOOR, NTR ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION, VIJAYAWADA - 520013, ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that Clause 4.4 of impugned Circular No. PD-2/2023 dt.31-03-2023 issued by 2nd Respondent is illegal, arbitrary and in gross violation of provisions contained in G.O.Ms.No.22 dt.12- 07- 2022 issued by 1st Respondent herein and further violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further to declare that the Writ Petitioners are entitled to be appointed in suitable posts such as junior assistants, drivers, conductors, shramiks, RTC constables etc., and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to grant stay all further proceedings in pursuant to Clause 4.4 of impugned Circular No. PD-2/2023 dt.31-03-2023 issued by 2nd Respondent herein pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 8 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 may be pleased to vacate the interim order dated 19.04.2023 in iA No: 1 of 2023 in WP No: 8986 of 2023 and dismiss the writ petition as devoid of merits and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. V MALLIK Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SANISETTY VENKATESWARLU SC For APSRTC 2. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 9 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.8986 of 2023 O R DE R: Learned counsel for the Petitioners filed letter dated 05.01.2026 seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission as sought for is accorded. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue the legal remedies as and when occasion arises. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 07.01.2026 chs 10 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 69 WRIT PETITION NO: 8986/2023 Dt. 07.01.2026 chs