APHC010085832026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 4712/2026 Between:

1. G V HANUMANTHU RAO, S/O G. VENKATESWARULU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS SENIOR ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, ARANYA BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ARANYA BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. T HE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS ADMIN, OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ARANYA BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S):

The Court made the following ORDER:

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“to issue an