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V. SUJATHA
C. Narasimha Murthy – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. Writ Petition No.13743 of 2023 came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief.
" ...to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in issuing the Orders vide proceedings Roc.No.132III/C/2023 dt.31/5/2023 served on 6/6/2023 transferring the petitioner from the office of the District Audit Officer, State Audit, Chittoor, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh to the office of the Joint Director, State Audit, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Tirupati, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh as illegal, arbitrary, without any jurisdiction and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.71 Finance (HR-IPLG and Policy) Department dt.17/5/2023 and pass..."
Since the claim of all the petitioners is one and the same in these writ petitions, I find that it would be appropriate to pass common order.
2. The writ petition No.13743 and 2023 is taken as leading petition for the purpose of deciding the issue in controversy. The petitioner in W.P.No.13743 of 2023 joined in the State Audit Department in the year 2001 as a typist and thereafter, he was promoted as Senior Auditor in the yea
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