1 APHC010658512025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 34137/2025 Between: 1. PINDI VEERA VENKATA GOPALA KRISHNA, S/O. NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PRESENTLY WORKING AS TAHSILDAR, PITAPURAM MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (VIG.III) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF LAND ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, APIIC BUILDINGS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High 2 Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the category of Deputy collector without reference of charges/pendency of pending against the petitioner. In view of law laid down by the Honble Apex Court reported in - 2005 (6) SCC, P-636 and 1995 (2) SCC 570 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion to the category of deputy collector for the panel year of 2025-26 as per the seniority cum eligibility on the alleged ground that there are two charges pending i.e. one is departmental enquiry (report submitted by Enquiry Officer in the month of August, 2025) and another one is Cr.No.43 of 2020 is registered by C.I.D., Amaravati, Mangalagiri (relating to 2016) is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and G.O.ms.No.66 General Administrations (Services-C) dated 30.01.1991 and consequentially direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the category of Deputy Collector without reference to the charges pending against the petitioner in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in a case of P.V.Mahadevan vs. M.D.Tamilnadu Housing Board page 636-2005(6) SCC and to pass such order or orders…..” 2. Heard M/s K.Satyanarayana Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner was appointed as Deputy Tahsildar under Group-II category in the year 2008 and subsequently he was promoted as Tahsildar in the year 2013 and accordingly he is discharging his duties. Basing on a complaint made by one A.Srinivasarao against one Y.Haribabu and others, the C.I.D. registered a case in Cr.No.43/2020 wherein the petitioner was included as accused no.9. Further the Government has also initiated 4 disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner through G.O.Rt.No.727 Revenue Department dated 10.8.2023 in which the Joint Collector, East Godavari District has conducted enquiry and submitted enquiry report dated 04.8.2025 to the Government on 21.9.2025. 4. Learned counsel further submitted that in the disciplinary proceedings, already enquiry has been conducted and submitted report and as far as criminal petition is concerned, sanction granted against the petitioner was already stayed by this Court in W.P.No.22149 of 2025. In the said circumstances, the petitioner is eligible for inclusion of his name in the panel for 2025-26 falling for promotion to the post of Deputy Collector. 5. Respondent no.2 filed counter in which it is submitted that one more proceedings are pending against the petitioner. The District Collector, East Godavari District has framed articles of charges and submitted a report vide proceedings dated 20.9.2021 to the Government against the petitioner and one Sri K.Suresh Babu, the then Tahsildar, Rampachodavaram, now retired and the same is pending before the Government. Finally in the counter they have clearly mentioned in the D.P.C. for subsequent panel year 2025-26 as prayed by the petitioner is yet to be convened. 5 6. On perusal of the averments made in the counter and as per the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader, for the first charge the respondents have already concluded the enquiry and submitted a report and as far as criminal case is concerned, sanction granted by the Additional Director General of Police, C.I.D is already stayed by this Court. In the said circumstances, for preparing the panel for the year 2025-26, the respondents may consider the case of the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 dated 10.6.1999 basing on his seniority. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 11.02.2026 RD 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.34137 of 2025 Dated: 11.02.2026 RD