APHC010622212013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NOs: 3387, 3390, 3393 and 3409/2013 WRIT PETITION NO: 3387/2013 Between: 1. Y.KAMESWARA RAO, S/O. LATE Y.KRISHNAIAH,, OCC: UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. SANGAIAH PET, NANDIKOTKUR, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, SELECTION COMMITTEE, REH OF DISPLACED PERSONS KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER SRI SAILAM PROJECT, NSRS PROJECT, VI FLOOR, GAGAN VIHAR, M.J.ROAD, HYDERABAD. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, DAM MAINTENANCE CIRCLE, NSRS PROJECT, SRI SAILAM DAM, SUNNIPENTA POST, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE GOVERNMENT OF A P, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, I & CAD (PROJECT WING) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV WRIT PETITION NO: 3390/2013 Between: 1. B.SIVASANKAR, S/O. B.P. RAMULU, AGE 33 YEARS, OCC: UNEMPLOYEE, RIO. H.NO.1-43, TARIGOPULA VILLAGE, JUPADU BUNGLOW MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, SELECTION COMMITTEE, REH OF DISPLACED PERSONS KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER SRI SAILAM PROJECT, NSRS PROJECT, VI FLOOR, GAGAN VIHAR, M.J.ROAD, HYDERABAD. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, DAM MAINTENANCE CIRCLE, NSRS PROJECT, SRI SAILAM DARN, SUNNIPENTA POST, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE GOVERNMENT OF A P, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, I & CAD (PROJECT WING) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV 3 WRIT PETITION NO: 3393/2013 Between: 1. K. JAGADEESWARA REDDY, S/O. K. SAMBASIVA REDDY, AGE 45 YRS, OCC: UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. KURUKUNDA POST, ATMAKUR MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN SELECTION COMMITTEE, REH OF DISPLACED PERSONS, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. THE CHIEF ENINGEER SRI SAILAM PROJECT, NSRS PROJECT, VI FLOOR, GAGAN VIHAR, M.J. ROAD, HYDERABAD. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER DAM MAINTENANCE CIRCLE, NSRS PROJECT, SRI SAILAM DAM, SUNNIPENTA POST, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. THE GOVERNENT OF A P REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, I & CAD (PROJECT WING) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV WRIT PETITION NO: 3409/2013 Between: 1. R.RAMANJANEYULU, S/O.LATE R.SUBBAIAH, OCC: UNEMPLOYEE, R/O.H.NO.16-38, K-92, COLLEGE ROAD,NANDIKOTKUR, KURNOOL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER 4 AND 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM CHAIRMAN, SELECTION COMMITTEE, REH OF DISPLACED PERSONS,KURNOOL DISTRICT 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, SRI SAILAM PROJECT,NSRS PROJECT,VI FLOOR,GAGAN VIHAR,M.J.ROAD,HYDERABAD 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER DAMMAINTENANCE, CIRCLE, NSRS PROJECT, SRI SAILAM DAM, SUNNIPENTA POST, KURNOOL DISTRICT 4. THE GOVERNMENT OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY , I&CAD (PROJECT WING) DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS,HYDERABAD ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y VENUGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV The Court made the following: 5 COMMON ORDER:- The petitioner in W.P.No.3387 of 2013, the petitioner in W.P.No.3390 of 2013, the petitioner in W.P.No.3393 of 2013 and the petitioner in W.P.No.3409 of 2013 have filed the writ petitions seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not including the petitioner’s name in the eligible list for providing employment to displaced families under the NSRS Project, Srisailam. 2. It is submitted that the respondents initially included the petitioner’s name in the seniority list prepared for considering providing employment. It is further submitted that subsequently, the 1st respondent rejected the case of the petitioner on the premise that the petitioner is not entitled to claim the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.98. The petitioner is the grandchild of the originally displaced family and, as such, the petitioner’s case was not considered by the respondents for providing employment in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner, being a grandchild, cannot claim the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.98, as the said G.O. specifically refers only to the displaced person or his/her son, daughter or spouse, there being no other earning member in the family. It is submitted that a grandchild does not find place in the said G.O. and, as such, the petitioner is not entitled to claim employment by referring to G.O.Ms.No.98. 6 4. It is further submitted that the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in the matter of Chief Engineer, APGENCO, KTPS, Paloncha, Khammam District and two others v. S.K. Nazar1, has held that a grandchild is not entitled to employment under G.O.Ms.No.98. Following the same, admittedly, the petitioner is a grandchild of the displaced family and, as such, cannot be considered for providing employment in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.98. 5. On these considerations, no further adjudication on merits is required. 6. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Dt: 09.02.2026 SR 1 2012 (3) ALT 338