APHC010717942025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 36826/2025 Between: K Naveen Babu ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C SRINIVASA BABA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.36826 of 2025 O R DE R: 1. The Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction to the Respondent Authorities to assign notional seniority to the Petitioner as per his ranking in the selected list i.e., Sl.No.30, pursuant to the recruitment notification issued by the Respondent Authorities vide Notification No.29/2016 dated 27.12.2016. 2. The Petitioner was appointed as Panchayat Secretary Grade- IV pursuant to a Notification issued by the A.P.P.S.C. vide Notification No.29/2016 dated 27.12.2016. In the said notification, 1055 posts of Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV) posts were notified and the Petitioner had appeared for the examination in the said notification and obtained a merit rank of ‘30’ in the erstwhile Krishna District. However, the appointment was delayed on account of the factors beyond his control. Eventually he was appointed on 30.11.2019 as Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV). As there was delay in giving appointment due to the factors beyond his control, the Petitioner gave several representations for fixing of seniority as per the merit list issued by the Respondent Authorities under Rule 33(b) of the A.P. State and Subordinate 3 Service Rule. As the said representations were not being considered, the present Writ Petition is filed. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been consistently giving representations to the Respondent authorities for fixing seniority, but the same is not being considered. He further submits that the latest representation is dated 08.12.2025. 4. Sri S. Raju, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I submits that the representations of the Petitioner would be examined in terms of the rules in vogue and appropriate decision will be taken as expeditiously as possible. 5. Heard the respective counsel. 6. Considering the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondent Authorities are directed to examine the representations of the Petitioner, for fixing Notional Seniority, taking note of the Rule 33(b) of the A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules and pass appropriate orders within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 05.01.2026 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO:36826/2025 Dt. 05.01.2026 eha