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2026 DAILYLAW 28659 (AP)

P. Nageswara Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/42619/2017 · 2026-01-22

Maheswara Rao Kuncheam

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APHC010949212017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 42619/2017 Between: 1. P. NAGESWARA RAO, S/O. PEDDA SWAMANNA, AGED 29 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 2. C. ANIL, S/O. C. KRISTAPER, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 3. E. NAGARJUNA GOUD, S/O. LAKSHMAN GOUD, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 4. B. SARATH BABU, S/O. VITTAL, AGED 27 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 5. B. VENKATESWARLU, S/O. C. VENKATA RAMUDU, AGED 33 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 6. N. SIVARAMA MURTHY, S/O. VENKATA RAJU, AGED 28 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 7. PM. BHAVANI, D/O. YERUKALAIAH, AGED 25 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 8. M. SIVA SANKAR, S/O. SIDDAIAH, AGED 28 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M 2 LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 9. N. NARENDRA REDDY, S/O. RAMALINGESWARA REDDY, AGED 34 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 10. S. VIKRAM ALI, S/O. AMEER HAMZA, AGED 29 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 11. O. CHENNA KESAVULU, ANJANEYULU, AGED 24 YEARS, R/O. 5- 47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 12. M. RAVINDRA NAIK, S/O. M. SRINIVASA NAIK, AGED 28 YEARS, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. 13. E PAL, S/O. E VICTOR, AGED 24 YEARS. (ADDRESS FOR SERVICES AS ALL PETITIONERS : SRI.P. NAGESHWAR RAO, R/O. 5-47, M LINGAPURAM VILLAGE, GOKAVARAM, KOTHAPALLI MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT). ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATION AND REGISTRAR, OF CO-OP SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE DISTRICT COOPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK, KURNOOL DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, D.NO. 46-1- C, BUDDHAWARPETA, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...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 3 pleased toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 3rd respondent in conducting, selection and making appointments to the posts of Staff Assistants/Clerks vide notification No. Nil dated Nil /July, 2017, contrary to the notification itself apart from without publishing key, cut off marks, marks of respective candidates, final key and even without selection list with reference to category-wise and further action of ear marking and filling up 25% vacancies with inservice candidates of PACS as highly illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, consequently set aside the selection made in pursuance of notification No. Nill, dated Nil / July, 2017 for the posts of Staff Assistants/Clerks in the 3rd respondent Bank, with further directions to review the selection by publishing marks of respective candidates, including petitioners herein without any quota to the inservice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G V SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KOTESWARA RAO MUMMANENI 2. GP FOR COOPERATION (AP) The court made the following ORDER:- When the matter is called, Sri K.Bharath Kumar, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that in view of the subsequent events occurred in the lis, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, he submits that the matter has become infructuous. 2. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. 4 There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 23.01.2026 GVK 5 25 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.42619 of 2017 Date: 23.01.2026 GVK