APHC010579312013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 33525/2013 Between: 1. G. VIJAYA CHANDRIKA, W/O N. MAHESWARA, 32 YEARS, D.NO. 7/3930 - UPSTAIRS, SRINIVASA NAGAR, PRODDATUR, KADAPA DISTRICT 2. S. SREEDEVI, W/O R. RAMA MOHAN REDDY, 42 YEARS, NAGULAPALLE, CHAPADU (MDL), KADAPA DISTRICT 3. L. SWARNALATHA, W/ P. CHANDRA MOHAN REDDY, 42 YEARS, SANGATI THIMMAYAPALLE, DUVVURU (MDL), KADAPA DISTRICT 4. K. JHANSI LAKSHMI, W/O L.P. NAGI REDDY, 32 YEARS, RAJUVARIPETA, CHAPADU (MDL), KADAPA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WOMEN DEVELOPMENT, CHILD WELFARE DEPT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CHILD WELFARE, DEPT. GOVT. OF A.P., VENGALRAO NAGAR, AMEERPET, HYDERABAD. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT, CHILD WELFARE DEPT, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME PROJECT, PRODDATUR RURAL,. 2 Y.S.R. KADAPA DISTRICT 5. T LAKSHUMAMMA, W/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. EXTENSION OFFICER, GRADE-II (SUPERVISOR), O/O THE CPDO, ICDS PROJECT, PRODDUTUR (RURAL), KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. B PRATYUSHA, W/O NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS. EXTENSION OFFICER, GRADE-II (SUPERVISOR), O/O THE CPDO, ICDS PROJECT, PRODDUTUR (RURAL), KADAPA DISTRICT. RR5 AND 6 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER C.O.DT 14/8/14 IN WPMP 25713/14 ...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 any appropriate writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent in issuing appointment and posting orders vide Procgs. No. 462/A/2013, dated 18-01- 2014, to the selected candidates including the 5th and 6th Respondent herein, as Extension Officer Grade-II (Supervisor), without rectifying the mistakes committed by the respondents in the key and without eliminating the wrong answers given by them, by considering the petitioners representations dated 14-11-2013, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Aiticles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the said appointment and posting orders vide Procgs. No. 462/A/2013, dated 18-01-2014 issued by the 3rd Respondent and direct the respondents to eliminate the wrong answers and award the marks to the right answers given by the Petitioners as per the material supplied by the Women and Child Welfare Department and accordingly revise the selection list and appoint the petitioners as Extension Officer Grade-II (Supervisor), based on their merit as per the revised selection list and pass such other orders as may be just Prayer is amended as per C.O. dt 21/10/14 in WPMP 39252/14 IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 41710 OF 2013 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 not to issue the appointment orders as Extension Officer Grade-II (Supervisor) to the provisionally selected candidates, till the respondents rectified the wrong answers in the Final Key, by considering the petitioners representations dated 14-11-2013. 3 IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 25713 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 implead the Proposed Respondents No. 5 and 6 herein as Respondent No. 5 and 6 in the above Writ Petition, as well as WPMP pending the above writ petition IA NO: 2 OF 2014(WPMP 39251 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 to permit the Petitioners to file the Additional Material Papers in the Writ Petition, by permitting them to raise the Additional Grounds raised in this WPMP, as the Additional Grounds in the Writ Petition, pending the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 3 OF 2014(WPMP 39252 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 to issue any appropriate writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in issuing appointment and posting orders vide Procgs. No.462/A/2013, dated 18-01- 2014, to the selected candidated including the 5th and 6th Respondent herein, as Extension Officer Grade-II (Supervisor), without rectifying the mistakes committed by the respondents in the key and without eliminating the wrong answers given by them, by considering the petitioners representations dated 14-11-2013, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the said appointment and posting orders vide Procgs. No.462/A/2013, dated 18-01-2014 issued by the 3rd Respondent and direct the respondents to eliminate the wrong answers and award the marks to the right answers given by the Petitioners as per the material supplies by the Women & Child Welfare Department and accordingly revise the selection list and appoint the petitioners as Extension Officer Grade-II (Supervisor), based on their merit as per the revised selection list and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. J SUDHEER 4 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. N SASIKALA 2. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) 3. V NITESH 4. GP FOR WOMEN DEV, CHILD WELFARE 5. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: 5 Order:- Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive any further. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 25.02.2026 PNS