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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Ravi Nath Tilhari, Kiranmayee Mandava
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission – Appellant
Versus
K Suresh Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT:
Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.
Heard Sri J. Sudheer, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri R. S. Manidhar Pingali, learned Government Pleader for Services-I and Sri N. Pramod, learned Standing Counsel for Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission.
2. The aforesaid three writ petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India arise out of the order, dated 15.03.2012 passed in O.A.No.3556 of 2010 and Contempt Application No.782 of 2010 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (in short ‘Tribunal’), filed by the applicant, the 1st respondent in W.P.No.24591 of 2012 and W.P.No.17319 of 2012 and the petitioner in W.P.No.16265 of 2014. He would be referred as the applicant.
3. The Tribunal allowed the O.A with directions and also closed the Contempt Application.
A. Facts - I :
4. The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (in short ‘APPSC’) issued notification No.23 of 2007 inviting applications from the eligible candidates to fill up 22 posts of Assistant Conservator of Forests (in short ‘ACF’). Out of 22 vacancies, so notified six (6) vacancies were earmarked for OC General and four (4) for OC women candidates.
5. The applicant K.Suresh Kumar appeared in the s
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