ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to declare the proceedings in Rc.No.581/2018/A2 dated 02.12.2018 including the proceedings in Rc.No.581/2018/A2 dated 10.06.2018 issued by the first respondent, the consequential proceedings No.VS.I(3)/1321/2019 dated 26.08.2020 issued by the second respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, against the principles of natural justice, apart from contrary to Rules 20, 21 and 37 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 (for short ‘the Rules’) and set-aside the same and issue consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith consider and promote the petitioner to the post of Tahsildar in Zone-I as per his seniority before promoting any juniors to the petitioner with all consequential benefits.

The facts of the case in brief are that, the petitioner joined in service on 02.07.1995 and later promoted to the post of Deputy Tahsildar on 23.05.2005. Later, the second respondent/Chief Commissioner of Land Administration by proceedings dated 29.04.2020 included the name of this petitioner for the p