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2026 DAILYLAW 9738 (AP)

J CHENNA KESAVULU v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/126/2023 · 2026-09-10

Balaji Medamalli

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APHC010002042023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 126 OF 2023 Between: 1. J CHENNA KESAVULU, S/o.Late J.Linganna Aged about 39 years, Occ Senior Assistant 0/o The Assistant Project Co-ordinator, A.P.Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh 2. K.Lakshmi Durga, D/o.K.Suryanarayana Aged about 31 years, Occ Senior Assistant 0/0 The Assistant Project Co-ordinator, A.P.Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary School Education Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner of School Education A P, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada, NTR District (Old Krishna District), A.P. 3. The State Project Director, A.P. Samagra Shiksha, Patamata, Vijayawada, NTH District (Old Knis-Eia District) 4. The District Collector and Chairperson A P, Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur District, Ananthapur. 5. The District Educational Officer and ExOfficio Project CoOrdinator, A.P. Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur Ananthapur District, A.P. 6. The District Educational Officer, Sri Satya Sai District, Puttaparthi, A.P ...Respondents 2 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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing proceedings vide Rc No. 804/B1/APSS/Re-org.Dist/2022 dated 05-10-2022, wherein surrendering the petitioners to the parent department and relieved from their duties and consequential proceedings issued by the 5th respondent vide Rc.No.01/A1 /C5/2012 dt.10-10-2022, reverting the petitioners as Junior Assistant and Typist from the post of Senior Assistants without issuing any notice is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of Principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same by directing the respondents to continue the petitioners as Senior Assistants in the 0/o Assistant Project Co-Ordinator, A.P.Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 pleased to direct the respondents to continue the petitioners as Senior Assistants in the 0/o Assistant Project Co-Ordinator, A.P. Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur by suspending the proceedings vide Rc No. 804/B1/APSS/Re- org.Dist/2022 dated 05-10-2022 of the 4th respondent and consequential proceedings vide Rc.No.01/A1/ C5 /2012 dt.10-10-2022 of the 5th respondent, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondents: REVANURU SUDHA RANI (SC FOR SAMAGRA SHIKSHA) Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR SERVICES III The Court made the following order: 3 O R D E R 1) The Writ Petition is filed for the following relief: “…. to issue a writ, order or direction one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in issuing proceedings vide Rc No.804/B1/APSS/Re-org.Dist/2022 dated 05-10-2022, wherein surrendering the petitioners to the parent department and relieved from their duties and consequential proceedings issued by the 5th respondent vide Rc.No.01/A1/C5/2012 dt.10-10-2022, reverting the petitioners as Junior Assistant and Typist from the post of Senior Assistants without issuing any notice is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same by directing the respondents to continue the petitioners as Senior Assistants in the O/o. Assistant Project Co-Ordinator, A.P.Samagra Shiksha, Ananthapur and pass……” 2) Sri C. Charan Sai, learned Counsel appearing for Smt.Kavitha Gottipati, learned Counsel for the Petitioners on record while placing the Proceedings Lr.Rc.No.804/B1/APSS/2022, dated 11.08.2026, submitted that the grievance of the Petitioners are addressed and they were absorbed/continued as regular Senior Assistants vide Proceedings, dated 03.04.2025 & 07.11.2025, respectively, duly withdrawing the earlier speaking orders, which was impugned in the Writ Petition, as such no cause survives for adjudication in the present Writ Petition and that the same has become infructuous. 4 3) Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petition is closed as infructuous. 4) No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Date: 11.09.2026 SM/ASN 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION No. 126 of 2023 Dated: 11.09.2026 SM/ASN