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APHC010703692025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3460]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 36099/2025

Between:

1. D V N JANIKI LAKSHMI, W/O BHUJANGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 49

YEARS, WORKING AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRADE-ILL,

NANDAMURU GRAM PANCHAYAT, PEDANA MANDAL, KRISHNA

DISTRICT.521369

2. S .V. RADHIKA,, W/O KRISHNA MOHAN RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS.

WORKING AS A PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRADE-ILL,

PERIKIGUDEM GRAM PANCHAYAT, MANDAVALLI MANDAL, ELURU

DISTRICT.521345

3. M . KONDALU,, S/O JAYABABU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS. WORKING

AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRADE III, GANAVARAM GRAM

PANCHAYAT, MANDAVALLI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT.521345

4. J . GIRIJA,, D/O RAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, WORKING AS

PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRADE III, KORAGUNTAPALEM GRAM

PANCHAYAT, MUDINEPALLI MANDAL,ELURU DISTRICT. 521329

5. N . LALITHA KUMARI,, D/O VEERA RAGHAVULU, AGED ABOUT 35

YEARS. WORKING AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRADE III, PEDA

LANKA GRAM PANCHAYAT, KALIDINDI MANDAL, ELURU

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DISTRICT.521344

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS.. PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL

DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,

AMARAVATHI.522237.

2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, RURAL DEVELOPMENT,

PVR VIKAS, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 522501.

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MACHILIPATNAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT.

521002

4. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ELURU, ELURU DISTRICT. (ERST

WHILE WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT)534006

5. T HE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA

DISTRICT.521001

6. T HE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, ELURU,ELURU DISTRICT.

ERST WHILE WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.534006

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the

nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the impugned action of respondents

in non considering the case of the petitioners for promotions to the post of

Panchayat Secretaries Grade-11 in Zone-11 as per their seniority on the ground

of pendency of disciplinary proceedings issued in Charge Memo No.40870-

2/A2/2023 dt. 14-08-2023 inspite of submitting report by the enquiry officer

dt.21-03-2025 for not proving the charges and not passing final orders which is

highly arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14,16 and 21 of Constitution of

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India and Contrary to the Circulars vide Memo No.35676/Ser.C./1998-1,

G.A(Ser.C) dt.01-07-1998 and Memo No.24637/Ser.C./2000-2 GA(ser.C) dt.05-

09-2000 and G.O.No. and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

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

pleased to direct the respondents to consider for promotion to next level cadre

post of Panchayat Secretary Grade-ll as per G.O.Ms.No.257 General

Adminstration(Ser.C) Director, dt. 10-06-1999 as per law without referring the

pending departmental proceedings Vide Charge Memo. No.40870-3/A2/2023,

dt. 14-08-2023 to the 1st petitioner. Vide Charge Memo. No.40870-3/A5/2023,

dt. 14-08-2023 to the 2nd petitioner. Vide Charge Memo. No.40870-1/A5/2023,

dt. 14-08-2023 to the 3rd petitioner. Vide Charge Memo. No.40870-4/A2/2023,

dt. 14-08-2023 to the 4th petitioner. Vide Charge Memo. No.40870-3/A2/2023,

dt. 14-08-2023 to the 5th petitioner issued by the 4th respondent and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. VARDHINEEDI SAI KIRAN

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I

The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

W.P.No.36099 of 2025

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the

Respondents in not considering the case of the Petitioners for promotion

to the post of Panchayat Secretaries Grade II (Zone II), as illegal an