Date of reserved for orders/judgment: Date of pronouncement: 24-06-2026 Date of uploading : 25-06-2026 APHC010232202026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA WRIT APPEAL NO: 531 OF 2026 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent above named Appellant begs to present this Memorandum of Writ Appeal against the Judgment passed in W.P. No. 2156 of 2026, dated 18-02-2026 passed by His Lordship High Court of Andhra Pradesh for the following grounds among other Between: 1. GOSULA MANOHARA BABU, S/o G Bala Vannuru, Age 60 years, Working as Dy Mandal Parishad Development Officer(formerly Extension Officer Panchayat Raj and Rural Development), O/o. MPDO, Yellanur Mandal, Anantapuramu District. R/o. Yellanur Village, Yellanur Mandal, Anantapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code No. 515465 ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code No.522237. 2. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, O/o. Commissioner Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, 12-57, PVS Icon, Tadepalli, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code No.522502. 3. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Praja Parishad, Park Road, Gandhi Nagar, Kurnool, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code No.518001. 4. The Project Director, District Water Management Agency (DWMA), 1st Floor, Near Government General Hospital, Collectorate Complex, Budavara Peta, Kurnool, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, Pin Code No.518001 ...Respondents IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 eased to grant interim suspension of the orders passed in W.P. No. 2156 of 2026 dated 18.02.2026 and consequently stay all further proceedings pursuant to the charge memo dated 29.08.2011, including the ongoing disciplinary enquiry, pending disposal of the Writ Appeal, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SRIMAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following order: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA WRIT APPEAL No.531 of 2026 JUDGMENT:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand ) The Writ Appeal is filed against the order, dated 18.02.2026 in W.P.No.2156 of 2026 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court and consequently, prayed to quash the charge memo, dated 29.08.2011, including all consequential disciplinary proceedings pending against the appellant. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, learned Government Pleader for Services-I has placed the written instructions from the Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and basing on those instructions, would submit that the enquiry initiated against the appellant was concluded in compliance of the order, dated 18.02.2026 in W.P.No.2156 of 2026. The Enquiry Officer, in its report, concluded that the charges leveled against the appellant are not proved. It is also stated in the written instructions that the appellant’s candidature will also be considered for further promotion. 3. Considering the above factual position, as the enquiry is already concluded and the appellant’s candidature will be considered for promotion as stated by the respondents in their written instructions, in our considered view, further adjudication is not required in this Writ Appeal. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND __________________________________ JUSTICE A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA Dated: 24.06.2026 PKR Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned Reportable Non-Reportable THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA 25 WRIT APPEAL No.531 of 2026 Dated: 24.06.2026 PKR