1 APHC010168932026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 8792/2026 Between: Jakkamsetti Bhanu Prasad ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G KUMAR YADDLAPALLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:- “………to issue a Writ or Order more in the nature of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Inspector Of Police Civil as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, 2 violative of G.O.Ms.No.257 G.A (Ser.C) Department dated 10.06.1999 and consequentially direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Inspector Of Police (Civil) without reference to the charge memo issued by the 2nd respondent vide Memo No.12/P1/2015 dated 27.09.2016, and the Criminal Cases registered in SC.No.49/2017 and CC.No.281/2017 pending trial before the Hon’ble Court of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of 1st class, Tanuku and before the Honble Court of Additional Judicial 1st Class Magistrate, Narasapuram respectively in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, G.A (Ser.C) Department dated 10.06.1999 by extending the benefit of AP High Court Judgments in W.P.No.3099/2017 dated 27.08.2021 W.A.No.384/2020 dated 01.04.2021 W.P.No.25339/2022 dated 12.08.2022, W.P.No.12826/20, 1893/2021, 3303/2021 and 18782/2020 dated 04.12.2020, 02.02.2021, 11.02.2021, 09.03.2021.” 2. Heard Mr. K.R.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services-I. Perused the material on record. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that suffice if a direction is given to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Inspector of Police (Civil), without reference to the charge memo dated 27.09.2016 issued by the 2nd respondent and Criminal Cases registered in S.C.No.49 of 2017 and 2 3 C.C.No.281 of 2017, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Services-C) Department, dated 10.06.1999. 4. Learned Government Pleader Services-I, appearing for the respondents, does not refute the said submission. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and without touching the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Inspector of Police (Civil), without reference to the charge memo dated 27.09.2016 issued by the 2nd respondent and Criminal Cases registered in S.C.No.49 of 2017 and C.C.No.281 of 2017, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Services-C) Department, dated 10.06.1999 and pass appropriate orders within a period of (06) six weeks from the date of receipt of the order. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date:08.04.2026 GK 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO:8792 of 2026 Dated:08.04.2026 GK