APHC010394372019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 18928/2019 Between: 1. PAIDIPALEM MURALI, S/O PAIDIPALEM BRAMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O 7/174, VIVEKNANADHA COLONY, NALLAPAREDDY PALLI, PULIVENDLA, KADAPA DISTRICT. 2. KADIRI REDDEIAH, S/O KADIRI RAMAJULU AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/O 2/26-C, NALLAGUTTAPALLI, RAMAPURAM, KADAPA. 3. RODDA SRINIVASA RAO, S/O RODDA SUBBA RAO, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O 15-2-35, 4TH WARD, NEHRU NAGAR,. MACHERLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. VALLEPU VENKATA RAMANA, S/O. VALLEPU VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O 2-5-360, AHOBILAPURAM, PULIVENDULA, KADAPA. 5. GUNDUPOGULA DUBBANNA, S/O G RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O 1-88, CHILAKALADONA, MANTRAYLAYAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. DERANGULA RAMACHANDRAUDU, S/O DERANGULU VENKATESU AGED ABOUT.32 YEARS, NALLAPUREDDY PALLI, PULIVENDLA, KADAPA. 7. KATTI SYAMSUNDAR, S/O KALESHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O 12/01/146, SHALEM NAGAR, NARASARARAOPETA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 8. KADIMI SAI KIRAN, S/O KADIMI APPALARAJU AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O 18-44/1, ASR COLONY, YELAMANCHILI, VISHAKAPATNAM. 2 9. SOBHARANI DEVARAKONDA, D/O DEVARAKOHDA RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O 12-11-854, PRAKASH NAGAR, KOTHAPET, GUNTUR. 10. KANCHARLA JAGADEESH, S/O KANCHARLA VENKATA RAO AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/O H.NO 2-87, RAJA VEEDHI, THIMDI VILLAGE AND POST, SRUNGAVARAPUKOTA, VIZIANAGARAM. 11. SHAIK MABUSUBHANI, S/O SHAIK MABUSAHEB, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/O 1/203-E-609, POWER OFFICE, MARKAPUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 12. THUMBETI VENKATA KASAIAH, S/O THUMBETI PEDDA KASAIAH AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/O 5-46, RAJAKA STREET, TARLUPADU,PRAKASAM. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT AT VELGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, A.P SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOIR TMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, KADAPA KADAML DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOIR TMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, KURNOOL KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, PRAKASAM PRAKASATN DISTRICT. 8. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, VISHAKHAPATNAM, VISHAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 9. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN OF DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE, FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS IN VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. ...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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in refusal of appointment of petitioners in the post of ward welfare and development secretary (Grade-II) for the reason that the petitioners did not possess the graduation in Arts and Humanities and by treating the graduation qualification i.e., Bachelor in commerce possessed by them as not the qualification prescribed for the said post in notification no 06 of 2019 dated 26.07.2019 of the 3rd Respondent as illegal, arbitrary in violation of principles of natural justice, unjustified, unreasonable, unconstitutional and direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners in the above said jobs IA NO: 1 OF 2019 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 consider the candidature of the petitioners for appointment in the post of ward welfare and development secretary (Grade-II) of their respective districts in existing vacancies Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR VILLAGE AND WARD SECRETARIATS The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.18928 OF 2019 ORDER: Sri Sivaprasad Reddy Venati, learned counsel for the writ petitioners would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader representing for the respondents is in attendance. 3. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 07.01.2026 Pmk 5 15 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:18928 OF 2019 Date: 07.01.2026 Pmk