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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Sri Justice Subba Reddy Satti, J
T. Venkateswarlu (Hc 1472 ) – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners challenged promotion of juniors (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners claim violation of rules (Para 7) |
| 3. court discusses adherence to rules (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 4. seniority determined by first appointment (Para 14) |
| 5. writ petitions dismissed (Para 24) |
ORDER :
Since the issue involved in these two writ petitions is the same, they are disposed of by a common order.
3. Petitioners were enlisted/appointed as Police Constables (civil) in the year 1989 in the office of the 5th respondent-Superintendent of Police, Nellore. All the petitioners, along with, other police constables in Prakasam District were sent to pre-promotional training, fit to act as Head Constables (civil), on 18.01.2012 at Tirupati. After completion of pre- promotional training, the petitioners were promoted to Head Constables on 22.06.2012, whereas the police constables of Prakasam District were promoted to Head Constables on 09.06.2012. The next promotion is Sub Inspector of Police (S.I) and it is a zonal post. The Guntur range consists of Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam and Nellore Districts. The 3rd respondent initially issued Fax/Radio message vide C
Seniority for promotions must be determined by the date of first appointment in the relevant category, not by enlistment in a lower rank.
The court held that seniority must be established based on actual service dates, not retrospective adjustments, reinforcing the principles established in prior rulings regarding promotions and upgrad....
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