APHC010280652022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3568] MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 22372/2022 Between: 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,, WILD LIFE MANAGEMENT DIVISION, MARKAPURAM PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DIVSISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,, GUNTUR CIRCLE, GUNTUR DIST., 4. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,, ( HEAD OF FOREST FORCE), ARNYA BHAVAN, SANKRANTHI RESIDENCY, GVR GARDENS, M.G., INNER REING ROAD, AGARTHAVARAPADU, GUNTUR , PRESENTLY AT ARANYA BHAVAN, GUNTUR. 5. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPT., SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DIST ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. P NARASIMHA RAO, S/O. RAYALU, AGED 55 YEARS, JUNIOR ASSISTANT, 0/O. DFO (WL), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT 2. SK KHASIM SAHEB, S/O. THUMMALA SAHEB, AGED 50 YEARS, 2 JUNIOR ASSISTANT, 0/O. DFO (WL), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 3. P SIMAN PETER, S/O. JOSEPH, AGED 52 YEARS, FOREST BEAT OFFICER, 0/O. DFO (WL), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 4. SK FAKRUDDIN, S/O. ABDUL SATTAR, AGED 43 YEARS, FOREST BEAT OFFICER, 0/O. FRO MARKAPUR, DFO (WI), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 5. K RAMESH, S/O. DASS, AGED 46 YEARS, OFFICE SUBORDINATE, 0/O. FRO Y. PALEM, DFO (WI), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 6. M SRINIVASULU, S/O. PULLAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, OFFICE SUBORDINATE, 0/O. FRO DOMALA, DFO (WI), MARKAPUR DIVISION, PRAKSAM DISTRICT. 7. A NAGESWARA RAO, S/O. ADAIAH, AGED 41 YEARS, ASST. BEAT OFFICER, 0/O. FRO GUNTUR, GUNTUR CIRCLE. 8. THE ANDHRA PRADESH ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, PURANI HAVELI, HYDERABAD. 9. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY TO FINANCE AND PALANNING DEPT., SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DIST., (RESPONDENTS 8 AND 9 ARE FORMAL PARTY IN THIS PETITION) ...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 an appropriate writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF CERTIORARI calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble A.P .Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad in 0A.No.1850 of 2017, dt. 10-07-2017 and to set aside the same as holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 suspend the operation of the orders in 0A.No.1850 of 2017, Dt.10-07-2017 on 3 the file of the A.P., Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I (AP) Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. CHEJARLA VENKATESWARA RAO 2. . 3. The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION No.22372 OF 2022 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand) This writ petition is filed against the order, dated 10.07.2017 passed inO.A.No.1850 of 2017, on the file of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (for short “Tribunal”). 2. The petitioners herein are respondents/State in the said O.A.No.1850 of 2017. At the stage of admission of the original application, the Tribunal has passed interim order on 10.07.2017 directing the respondents therein to consider the cases of the applicants for extending benefit of increments, HRA, Additional HRA, Uniform Allowance and CCA Allowances and passed orders in terms of Government Memo, dated 28.03.2017 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the said order. Against the said order, dated 10.07.2017, the present writ petition is filed by the State. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader appearing for petitioners and Sri Ch. Venkateswara Rao, learned counsel appearing for respondents and perused the material available on record. 4. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the petitioners would contend that consequent to filing of the present writ petition and in view of the abolition of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, the O.A.No.1850 of 2017 was transferred to High Court of Andhra Pradesh and renumbered as 5 W.P.(AT) No.889 of 2021 and the same was allowed by this Court vide its order, 19.01.2023. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and by virtue of allowing the W.P. (AT) No.889 of 2021, dated 19.01.2023 by this Court, in our considered view, the interim order, dated 10.07.2017, passed at the stage of admission in O.A.No.1850 of 2017 by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad, merges with final order and as such, as the present writ petition is filed against the said interim order, nothing survives for further adjudication. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. 7. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND _____________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Dated: 16.02.2026 PGR 6 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA W.P.No.22372 of 2022 Dt. 16.02.2026 PGR