APHC010708102025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3208]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 36774/2025 Between:

1. P PEDDILAKSHMI, D/O APPARAO AGED 39 YEARS OCC. NOT WORKING R/O DR. NO. 15-11C, VELAMAPETA KAIKALUR, KRISHNA ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238

2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, VENKATADRI TOWERS, ATMAKUR (M) MANGALAGIRI, AMARAVATI GUNTUR 522503

3. T HE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, KRISHNA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 521001 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PAMARTHY RATHNAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES III The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.36774 of 2025

ORDER:

The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“….to issue an order, writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in excluding the Petitioner from the final selection list dated 15.09.2025 for the post of School Assistant (Telugu) under Mega DSC-2025, despite the Petitioner securing Rank-56 overall and third position in the BC-D category, having successfully undergone certificate verification as illegal, arbitrary, and in violation of the principles of natural justice, as well as violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and Declare the appointment/adjustment of a non-local and less-meritorious candidate under the BC-D category against the Open quota as an Ex-Serviceman, as illegal and contrary to the recruitment rules, G.O. Ms. No.77 and settled principles governing merit-based selection. Consequently, direct the respondents to re-draw the merit list and apply the roster correctly in accordance with law, by adjusting candidates strictly on inter-se merit, and consider and appoint the Petitioner to the post of School Assistant (Telugu) under the BC-D category in the concerned district, with all consequential benefits….”

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

3. Based on the pleadings, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the merit list has been prepared and published and that, insofar as filling up the posts under the reserved categories is concerned, G.O.Ms.No.77, dated 02.08.2023, clearly stipulates the procedure along with illustrations. Hence, the present writ petition is filed seeking implementation of the rule of reservation as per the illustrations mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.77, dated 02.08.2023.

4. Respondent No.3 filed a counter. Learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the respondents prepared the selection list and they scrupulously followed the reservation as per G.O.Ms.No.77. He further submitted that they initially prepared the selection list for 20% of the open category based on merit and thereafter, while filling the remaining 80% meant for local candidates, they followed the instructions contained in G.O.Ms.No.77. There was no deviation in preparing the selection list. The writ petition is based merely on apprehension and is pre-mature.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that with regard to the filling up of posts in respect of all other social categories the present writ petition is filed.

6. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner has approached this Court merely on apprehension. The learned counsel has relied only on the merit list and he has not been able to place any selection list. At present, there is only a merit list and no selection list. While preparing the selection list, the respondents are required to follow the rul