APHC010324662023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 16725/2023 Between: 1. PEDDIREDDY OBUL REDDY, S/O. P. NADIPI OBUL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. NARABANNAPALLI VILLAGE, B. MATTAM MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 2. SRI KUMMITHI RAJESWARA REDDY,, S/O. K. SIDDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. ANJANEYA KOTTALU VILLAGE, PULLUR KOTTALU POST, KHAJIPET MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. SRI KOKKU NAGARAJU,, S/O. K. POLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. KOTHA BASAVAPURAM VILLAGE, B. MATTAM MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. SRI KUMMITHI NAGESWARA REDDY,, SIO. BAYAPU REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. ANJANEYAKOTTALU VILLAGE, PULLUR, KOTTALU POST, KHAJIPET MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. SRI P. CHANDRA OBULA REDDY,, SIO. P BALA OBULA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, IR/O. KETHAVARAM VILLAGE, LAKSHMIPETA POST, CHAPADU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. SRI DARMISETTY VENKATA RAMANAIAH,, S/O. D. VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. D. NO. 8-3- 16/4, SUBBARAMAIAH NAGAR, BADVEL, BADVEL MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) 2 AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, NTR TELUGU GANGA PROJECT CIRCLE, KADAPA, YSR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CHUKKA KRANTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES III 3 The Court made the following ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…pleased to issue a Writ Order or Orders or Directions more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not provide appointment/employment to the petitioners under the displacement quota as per G.O.Ms.No.98, I & PW Department dated 15.04.1986 despite the applications submitted within time as illegal arbitrary unconstitutional contrary to the orders passed in WP.No.2436/2011 dated 08.02.2011 Division Bench as confirmed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP.No.14305/2011 dated 04.07.2011 WP (AT) No.317/2021 dated 08.02.2023 apart from violative of article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to provide the employment to the petitioners in accordance with the G.O.Ms.No.98, I & PW Department dated 15.04.1986 and pass”. 2. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in similar facts and circumstances, this Court has already granted relief in W.P.No.33135 of 2023 by order dated 23.01.2026, and therefore the petitioners are also entitled to the same relief. 4. The petitioners have brought to the notice of this Court that under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986, without reference to the condition of one year limitation imposed in G.O.Ms.No.98 by taking into consideration the Government Memo No.480- LAR (2)/87-2, dated 24.08.1987 and the orders of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.7917 of 2003 dated 16.07.2007, the judgment of Hon’ble High Court in W.P.No.2436 of 2011 dated 08.02.2011 which was confirmed by 4 the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP.No.14305 of 2011 by order dated 04.07.2011 and also the common judgment of this Court in W.P.(AT) No.174 of 2021 and batch, dated 13.12.2022. 5. In fact, the learned counsel for the petitioners also brought to the notice of this Court the observations in W.A.No.356 of 2023. Certain writ petitions, wherein rejection of the cases of the petitioners under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986, was challenged, were allowed, and the appeals preferred therein were disposed of with the following observation: “In this Connection it is respectfully submitted that recently this Court rendered an elaborate Judgment on the subject matter in W.P.(AT) No.174 of 2021 and batch, dated 13.12.2022 by considering all the earlier Judgments passed by APAT and the D.B. of this Hon’ble High Court in W.P.No.2436 of 2011 which was confirmed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No.14305 of 2011, dated 04.07.2011, directing the Respondents to provide employment to the Petitioners therein by adopting the procedure prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986 and also in respect of other candidates, who now remain out of employment. I am also similarly situated and identically placed to the petitioners therein and entitled for appointment in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98. Hence, this Writ Petition”. 6. On perusal of the directions of the Division Bench of this Hon’ble High Court in W.P.No.2436 of 2011, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for appointment as per G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986 and to pass appropriate orders. The said exercise may be completed within a period 5 of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date:10.03.2026 KNN 6 246 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH W.P.No.16725 of 2023 10.03.2026 KNN