APHC010650432023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Bench Sr.No:-21 [3552]

AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 271 of 2024 Bethapudi Ravi Prakash ...Petitioner Vs.

The Hon’ble Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents **********

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Narasimha Rao Gudiseva representing Ms Marupilli Sarada Advocate(s) for Respondent(s) : GP for Services IV, Mr. Jupudi V K Yagnadutt CORAM : T HE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 16^th February, 2026 P C :

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order, dated

17.10.2023, passed by the Office of the Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh, whereby recommendations are made to the competent authority i.e., the District Coordinator of Hospital Services, Kurnool, and the Collector and District Magistrate, Kurnool, to consider the request of the complainant to appoint him to the post of Bio-Medical Engineer under roster point No.7 – SC -

Open Category.

2. The main point urged before us today is that the Lokayukta did not have any jurisdiction to entertain and issue directions as it has done in the instant case.

3. Briefly stated, the material facts are as under:

A notification was issued on 08.