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2026 Supreme(Online)(AP) 1188

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, J
S. Gopala Rao – Appellant
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO: 10035 OF 2016



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: G V Shivaji
For the Respondents: Nagaraju Naguru, K. Krishnabushan Chowdary, GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP)

The court directed the administrative authority to consider a representation for employment under a land-losers quota strictly within the parameters of the applicable Government Order.

Headnote:The petitioner challenged the validity of G.O.Ms. No. 98 dated 15-04-1986, which restricts employment benefits for land losers to the displaced person, son, daughter, and spouse, thereby excluding grandsons. The petitioner, claiming to be a dependent grandson of a land loser, sought a writ of Mandamus to be considered for employment under the Land Loser Category, alleging that the exclusion is arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The primary issue was whether the petitioner's representation dated 20.01.2016 for employment as a fireman under the land-losers quota should be considered. The court observed that the petitioner's counsel confined the prayer to the disposal of the said representation, and the respondents agreed to consider it strictly within the parameters of the existing government order. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 4th respondent to pass appropriate orders on the representation dated 20.01.2016 within the parameters of G.O.Ms. No. 98 within three months from the date of receipt of the order.

Table of Content
1. petitioner challenges the exclusion of grandsons from land-loser employment benefits under g.o.ms. no. 98. (Para 1 , 2)
2. the parties agreed to limit the scope of the petition to the disposal of a specific representation. (Para 3 , 4)
3. the court directed the authority to decide on the representation within the existing legal parameters. (Para 5)

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 1st Respondent in issuing impugned G.O.Ms. No. 98, dated 15-04-1986 conferring benefit of employment only to the displaced person, son, daughter and spouse, thereby denying grandson or other members of the family, who are dependants on the land so acquired for the purpose of public projects and consequential action of the Respondents 2 to 4 in denying employment to the petitioner under Land Looser Category only on the ground that petitioner is grandson as highly illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 and 16 of Constitution of India, and to pass such order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit just and proper in the circumstances of this case.

IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP 12677 OF 2016

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the petitioner for employment under Land Looser Category in any posts of Security Guard / Fireman any other suitable post, as vacancies are existing under the 4th Respondent without rejecting the claim of the petitioner only on the ground that the petitioner is grandson pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

The Court made the following order:

ORDER:

The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer:

“to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 1st Respondent in issuing impugned G.O.Ms. No. 98, dated 15-04-1986 conferring benefit of employment only to the displaced person, son, daughter and spouse, thereby denying grandson or other members of the family, who are dependants on the land so acquired for the purpose of public projects and consequential action of the Respondents 2 to 4 in denying employment to the petitioner under Land Looser Category only on the ground that petitioner is grandson as highly illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution of India, and to pass …..”

2. Heard Sri K.Bharat Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri G.V.Shivaji, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for APGENCO appearing for the respondents.

3. When the matter is called for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though they raised several assertions in the writ petition, as per the instructions of his client, he is confining his prayer to the extent that, the petitioner preferred a representation dated 20.01.2016 (Ex.P5) to consider his case for fireman category under land-losers quota by taking into consideration the G.O.Ms.No.98 dated 15.04.1986, and the said representation is till now not disposed of by the 4th respondent authority and the respondent authorities may be directed to dispose of the same.

4. On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel not disputed the same. However, he stated that the respondent authorities will consider the representation made of the petitioner dated 20.01.2016, by strictly taking into consideration the latest instructions, specifically G.O.Ms.No.98 dated 15.04.1986.

5. In the light of the above submissions made by respective counsels, writ petition is disposed of

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