APHC010438072009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] MONDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 20192/2009 Between: 1. VANGAVOLU NAGESWARA RAO,, S/O. V.N.B. ACHARY, SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, PRESENTY WORKIGN AT KOVUR, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP REP BY THE SECRETARY LAW, (LA & J.SC.F) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR (GENERAL), HYDERABAD. 3. THE REGISTRAR VIGILANCE THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 4. B DAVID RAJU, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED - MAJOR, SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, WORKING AT KAKINADA EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. M ANAND, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, SECRETARY DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICE, AUTHORIY ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 6. D VISHU PRASAD REDDY, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, MAJOR, SR. CIVIL JUDGE, PRADDATUR, KADAPA DISTRICT. 2 ...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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring GO Ms.No. 81 Law (LA & J. SC.F) Department, dated 21-8-2009 and GO Ms.No. 82 Law (LA&J. SC.F) Department, dated 26-8-2009, which were issued promoting 25 Senior Civil Judges as District and Sessions Judges, to preside over Fast Tract Courts under Rule 15 of A.P. State Judicial Service Rules, 2007, excluding petitioner name, notwithstanding petitioner eligibility and fitness, as being illegal, arbitrary and unsustainable, apart from being in violation of Articles 14, 16 and 300-A of the constitution of India as well as the principles of natural justicd and legitimate expectations and consequently quash the same IA NO: 1 OF 2009(WPMP 26351 OF 2009 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 stay the operation of the GO Ms.No. 81 Law (LA & J. SC.F) Department, dated 21-8-2009 and GO Ms.No. 82 Law (LA&J. SC.F) Department, dated 26- 8-2009, pending the disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 1 OF 2010(WPMP 36955 OF 2010 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 permit the petitioner to amend the above WP by incorporating paragraphs 11- A to 11-J after the paragraph 11 in the affidavit filed in support of the above Writ Petition, apart from permitting the petitioner substitute para 20 with the new paragraph 20 in the manner mentioned above, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2012(WPMP 35637 OF 2012 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 fix an early date to hear the above writ petition under 'Final Hearing' caption, in the interest of justice, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 21682 OF 2014 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 3 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P HEMACHANDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. B VASANTHA LAKSHMI 2. GP FOR LAW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 3. GP FOR LAW LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 4 The Court made the following order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao) Sri Manikanta, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner on record, submits that the matter has become infructuous. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J Date: 19.01.2026 KA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 20192/2009 Date: 19.01.2026 KA