APHC010572442010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 448/2010 Between: 1. V.V.BHANU KUMAR, S/O. ANJANEYA SASTRY STENOGRAPHER, VIII ADDITIONAL & SESSIONS COURT ( FTC ) VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2. G.ARUNA, W/O. S.SRINIVASA RAO STENOGRAPHER, V ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE COURT ( FTC ) VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE DISTRICT JUDGE KRISHNA AT MACHILIPATNAM, W/O. S.SRINIVASA RAO STENOGRAPHER, V ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE COURT ( FTC ) VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2. THE REGISTRAR ADMN HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD ...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 toissue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the Notification Nos. 42008 and 5/2008, dated 15.12.2009 and Notification No.1 of 2009, dated 15.12.2009 issued by the District Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam including prescribing the age limit in part-II of the Notification as 34 years as on 1-7-2008 and 1-7-2009 and without extending 2 the age limit in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 772, dated 9-10-2007 and G.O.Ms.No. 709, dated 25-11-2008 for selection and appointment as Personal Assistant / Typists / Junior Assistants / Copyists is as illegal, arbitary, discriminatory, unjust and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and consequently hold that the petitioners are deemed to hace been regulary appointed / absorbed as personal Assistatys which was hither to called as Stenographers on the Strength of their earlier selection and appointment and experience of their working in the post of Stenographers in their respective places and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2010(WPMP 535 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 petitioners to participate in the process of selection for appointment to the post of Personal Assistant / Typists / Junior Assistants / Copyists in terms of Notification No.1 of 2009 and also Notification Nos. 4 and 5 of 2008 dated 15.12.2009 issued by the District Judge, Krishna at Machilipatnam by extending the age concession in terms of G.O.Ms.no. 772, dated 9-10-2007 and G.O.Ms.No. 709, dated 25-11-2008 duly accepting the applications submitted by the petitioners without insisting the age qualification of 34 years as on 1-7-2008 and 1-7-2009, pending disposal of the above writ petition any and pass IA NO: 4 OF 2010(WPMP 15906 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 direct the respondents to allow the petitioners to participate in the selection process along with others by issuing call letters for the posts of Personal Assistants/Typists/Junior Assistants/Copyists in furtherance at NOtification No.1, 4 and 5 of 2008 dated 15-12-2009 issued by the 1st respondent, pending disposal of the Writ Petition IA NO: 1 OF 2011(WPMP 24890 OF 2011 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 set aside the dismiss for default order passed in W.P. No. 448 of 2010 dated 29.6.2011 and restore the W.P. No. 448 of 2010 on to the file and to pass 3 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. D LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M BHASKARA LAKSHMI (SC FOR APHC) 4 The Court made the following ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao) A request is made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner for an adjournment, despite the fact that the matter has been posted for dismissal. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed for default. 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: 02.02.2026 KA 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION NO: 448/2010 Date: 02.02.2026 KA