1 APHC010638672023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 32923/2023 Between: 1. PEDDAPOTHU GANGINAIDU, , S/O P.GARIGANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 2-3-376, JAYAMMA COLONY, PUHVENDULA, KADAPA DISTRICT. 2. C P ANIL,, S/O C P SIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. BOPPAPURAM, PUBVEEDU, PORUMAMILLA MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. PEDDAPOTHU VENKATASUBBAIAH,, . S/O P.USANNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS. OCC- UN- EMPL6YEE, R/O. D.NO. 4-8-263/13, NARAYANA COLLEGE BACK SIDE, PULIVEHDULA, KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. BATTENA SIVA KASI REDDY,, S/O B.SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS OCC-UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 4, KOTAMGURUVAIAH PALLE, PULLUR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. KORIGAM ARUN KUMAR,, S/O K.CHINNA THIMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. REKALAKUNTA VIUAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL KADAPA 2 DISTRICT. 6. VANGA POLAIAH, , S/O V.LAKSHUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 2, T.RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 7. P. RAMESH KUMAR REDDY,, . S/O P. RAMA SUBBA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC- UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1/18/8-8 GANDHI NAGAR, YERRAMUKKA PALU, KADAPA DISTRICT. 8. BYRI VIJAY BHASKAR,, S/O B. PUSPA RAJU ALIAS CHINNA OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC- UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1-60-1,' GUDEMCHERUVU, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 9. ANAKARLA RAJU,, S/O A DANAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 23 OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 1-2, AROGYA NAGAR, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 10. KONDA JAYARAMUDU,, S/O K NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T. RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL KADAPA DISTRICT. 11. PEDDAPOTHU RAMANAIDU,, S/O P CHELAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 4-8-263/7/2, NARAYANA COLLEGE BACK SIDE PULIVENDULA, KADAPA DISTRICT. 12. VANKARA PEDDA OBAIAH,, S/O V PEDDA OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T. RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 13. LEKKALA SUJITH KUMAR REDDY,, S/O L.S.REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 6-16, L.D.PALLI, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA 3 DISTRICT. 14. MOPURI VENKATA RAMANA,, S/O M.OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 6/83, MADDIREDDYPALLI, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 15. NAGIPOGU RADHA KRISHNA,, S/O N DEVANANDARN, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T. RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 16. MAJJARI SIVA RAMAIAH,, S/O M THIRUPALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 4/190, G.V.SATRAM, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 17. PERUGU VEERA SUNIL,, S/O P NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 1/135, MITTAMANIPALLI, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 18. NAGIPOGU BABU,, S/O N OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T.RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 19. PICHIPATI PODISHAN REDDY,, S/O P.PEDDA POLIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC- UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1-222, SIDDAREDDYPALLE VILLAGE, CHAPADU MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 20. RACHAGORLA SUBBARAYUDU,, S/O R SUBBARAYUDU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC- UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMINARAYANA PURAM, UPPUGUNTLAPALLI POST, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 21. NAGIPOGU BABU,, S/O N VIJAYA RAO, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T. RAMAPURAM 4 VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 22. ANAKARLA SUDHAKAR,, S/O A NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T. RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 23. BAYANABOINA VENKATA RAMANAIAH,, S/O B RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMINARAYANA PURAM VILLAGE, UPPUGUNTLAPALLI POST, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 24. J. VIJAY KUMAR, , S/O J DEVADAS, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 5-54, KONDUVARIPALLI VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 25. PEDDAPOTHU BRAMHA NAYUDU,, S/O P. LAKSHUMAIAH, AGED ABOUR 42 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 7/122-A, BHAGYANAGARAM, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 26. PEDDAPOTHU GANGADHAR,, S/O P GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 7/13-A, BAGYANAGAR, NANDYALAMPETA, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 27. MACHUPALLI NAGABHUSANAM,, S/O M NADIPI SUBBARAYUDU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O CHIKATIVARIPALLI VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 28. GANGE NARAYANA,, S/O G SUBBARAYUDU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O CHIKATIVARIPALLI VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 29. KONAGANI MALLIKARJUNA, , S/O K BALA 5 NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 10-24, KOTHA BASAVAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 30. CHALAMALA NARASIMHULU,, S/O C NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 4/118A, CHENCHAIAH GARI PALLI, MALLEPALLI, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 31. VURIMI SURENDRA,, S/O V VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 2-2-658, MAIN BAZAR, BADVEL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 32. DARMISETTY VENKATA RAMANAIAH,, S/O D CHINNA VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 8-2-376, VENKATAIAH NAGAR, BADVEL MANDALAM, KADAPA DISTRICT. 33. GOPAVARAM SINGARAIAH,, S/O G CHINNA SINGARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMI BALAJI NAGAR VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 34. KORIGAM SAVITHRI,, D/O K ULASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMI BALAJI NAGAR, REKALAKUNTA, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 35. ANAKARLA MOUNIKA, , D/O A JAYARAM, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O N GOUAPALLE, NANDIPALLI, B.MATTAM MANDAL KADAPA DISTRICT. 36. PEDDAPOTHU ANU KUMAR,, S/O P ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 7/154-B, BAGYANAGARAM VILLAGE, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 6 37. NAGOORU SHEKAM BEE,, S/O UDHAYAGIRI MABU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 1/530-1 ASHOK NAGAR, NEAR MASJID, KADAPA TOWN, KADAPA DISTRICT. 38. ANAKARLA ALIAS KOTHAPAUE SEKHAR,, S/O ANAND, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 3/19, DUMPAIAGATTU VILLAGE, KHAJIPET MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 39. VANGA RAMANAIDU,, S/O SREERAMULU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O KOTHA BASAVAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 40. KONDA OBULESU,, S/O K PEDDA OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O T.RAMAPURAM VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 41. ANUPU SUBBARAO,, S/O A PEDDA SUBBARAYUDU, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, OC UN-EMPLOYEE,. R/O GOLLAPALLI VILLAGE REKALAKUNTA, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 42. KORIGAM GURRAMMA,, D/O K ULASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMI BALAJI NAGAR, REKALAKUNTA B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT, 43. UNMI NAVEEN KUMAR,, S/O U NARASIMHULU ALIAS PEDDA NARASIMHULU AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, OC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 4-1-523/1, FATHIMA NAGAR, GOPAVARAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 44. CHOWDAGANI SIDDAIAH,, S/O C POLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC UN-ERAPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMINARAYANA PURAM VILLAGE, UPPUGUNTLAPAUI POST, MYDUKUR MANDAL, 7 KADAPA DISTRICT. 45. BAYANABOINA DEVENDRA,, S/O B MADDEIAH, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, OC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O JAYARAM PETA VILLAGE NAGASANI PALLI POST, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 46. PERUGU JAYA NARASIMHA,, S/O P NARASIMHULU, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O NAGASANIPALLI VIUAGE, KHAJIPET MANDAL 47. BAYANABOINA BALARAJU,, S/O B SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O NAGASANIPALLI VILLAGE, KHAJIPET MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 48. KORIGAM GURAPPA,, S/O K PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O L.B.NAGAR, JANGAMRAJUPALLI POST, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 49. KUNAPULI GANGINAIDU,, S/OK PITCHINAIDU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O REKALAKUNTA VILLAGE AND POST, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 50. KUNAPULI BHASKAR,, S/O K NARASAPPA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O REKALAKUNTA VILLAGE AND POST, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 51. PERUGU VEERAMMA,, S/O P CHINNA VEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O LAKSHMINARAYANA PURAM, UPPUGUNTLAPALLI POST, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 52. KORIGAM SIVA,, S/O K YERIKALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O D.NO. 14/427, K C NAGAR, MYDUKUR TOWN, MYDUKUR MANDAL, 8 KADAPA DISTRICT. 53. KORIGAM JAYARAM,, S/O K. BALA RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 2, REKALAKUNTA VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 54. LANKALA VEERAIAH,, S/O L. PEDDA VEERAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 1-60-1, GUDEMCHERUVU, JAMMALAMADUGU MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 55. PEDDAPOTHU GANGINAIDU,, S/O P.NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 7/131-B, BHAGYANAGAR, NANDYALAMPET, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 56. PEDDAPOTHU SURENDRA,, S/O P.CHINNA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 7/126, BHAGYANAGAR, NANDYALAMPET, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 57. PEDDAPOTHU VENKATA SURENDRA,, S/O P.PEDDA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 7/130, BHAGYANAGAR, NANDYALAMPET, MYDUKUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 58. KORIGAM GURAPPA,, S/O K.POLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 10-2-473, CHENNAMPALLI VILLAGE, BADVEL MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 59. SOMIREDDYPALLI SUDHA,, W/O CHINNA OBAIAH ALIAS OBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/O AMBEDKAR NAGAR, B.MATTAM, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 60. PALEMPALLI ASHOK KUMAR,, S/O P RAJARATNAM, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O 9 3/195, BUTCHAMPALLI, PALAMPALLI, KADAPA, KADAPA DISTRICT 61. MALIKE ANKAIAH,, S/O M BALA ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O CHEEKATIVARIPALLI VILLAGE, B.MATTAM MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, NTR TGP CIRCLE, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, YSR KADAPA, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. CHUKKA KRANTHI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES III The Court made the following: 10 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.32923 of 2023 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….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 providing appointment/employment to the petitioner under the displacement quota not as per G.O.Ms.No.98, I&(PW) Department, dated 15.04.1986 despite the applications submitted despite the lands acquired and award passed year of 1984-1989 by the project authorities 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, 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 petitioner in accordance with the G.O.Ms.No.98, I&(PW) Department, dated 15.04.1986….” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners’ lands were acquired by the respondents for the purpose of Telugu Ganga Project and awards were also passed 11 and compensation was paid. In fact, the petitioners have lodged a claim for consideration under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986. However, surprisingly, the respondents have not included the petitioners in the list for consideration, though several others were considered and appointments were also provided. The petitioners have made applications on several occasions disputing the action of the respondents in not considering their cases. 4. 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. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners further brought to the notice of this Court that under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Project Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986, the condition of one-year limitation prescribed therein cannot be insisted upon, in view of Government Memo No.480-LAR (2)/87-2, dated 24.08.1987, the orders of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.7917 of 2003, dated 16.07.2007, the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court in W.P.No.2436 of 2011, dated 08.02.2011, which was confirmed 12 by 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. 6. In fact, learned counsel for the petitioners also brought to the notice of this Court the observations made 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 13 for appointment in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98. Hence, this Writ Petition.” 7. In view 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 shall be completed within a period 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 pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 17.03.2026 Ivd 14 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.32923 of 2023 Dated: 17.03.2026 Ivd