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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3460]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 35901/2025

Between:

1. T V SURYANARAYANA, S/O PUTRA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, KANAKUDURU GROUP TEMPLES,

PEDAPADI MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

2. R .LAKSHMI BAI,, W/O D.VIJAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, SRI SATYANARAYANA SWAMY

TEMPLE, ARYAPURAM, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, E.G.DISTRICT.

3. M .SRIDEVI,, W/O CH.SUDHAKAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, ANGARA GROUP TEMPLES,

KAPILESWARAPURAM MANDAL, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONA

SEEMA DISTRICT.

4. D .RAJA BABU,, S/O DEVATHA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT

48 YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I,

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM GROUP III TEMPLES,

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, E.G.DISTRICT.

5. M .VENKAT RAO, S/O ABBULU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, VELIVENNU VILLAGE,

VUNDRAJAVARAM MANDAL, E.G.DISTRICT.

6. G .V.LAKSHMI KUMAR,, S/O (LATE) VEERA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 43

YEARS, EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE-I, V.V.REDDY PANRTHULU

CHOULTRY, KORUKONDA VILLAGE AND MANDAL, EAST

GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

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1. T HE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 522238

2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, STATE OF ANDHRA

PRADESH, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA.

...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 a writ in

the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent

i.e., Commissioner of Endowments, State of AP, Gollapudi, Vijayawada in not

considering the petitioners' request for notional seniority from 2012 in the

cadre of the Executive Officers Grade 1 as per their eligibility and seniority in

the vacancies arising and promoting juniors and ineligible to the petitioners,

as bad, illegal, arbitrary opposed to law and 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 respondent No.2nd Commissioner of Endowments,

State of AP, Gollapudi, Vijayawada to pass appropriate orders on the

representation of the petitioners filed on 02-06-2025 which was numbered as

No.E/10669669/2025, dated 16-06.2025, pending disposal of the main Writ

Petition, and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. M VIDYASAGAR

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES II

The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 35901/2025

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the

Respondent No.2in not considering the request of Petitioners for notional

seniority from 2012 in the cadre of Executive Officer (Grade I), as illegal and

arbitrary.

2. The facts leading to filing of the present Writ Petition are as follows:

The petitioners were initially appointed as Executive Officer(Grade III)

through Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (for short ‘APPSC’) in

the year 2008. Thereafter, Petitioners were promoted as Executive Officer

(Grade II) in the year 2011 and became eligible for promotion to the post of

Executive Officer (Grade I) in the year 2012 itself. Later, Petitioners were

promoted as Executive Officer (Grade I) in the year 2024.Despite receiving

representations from Petitioners end, Respondent No.2 deliberately delayed

the promotions to the Petitioners as Executive Officer (Grade I) and was not

considering the representations given by the Petitioners. Hence, the present

writ petition is filed.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services II would submit

that the representations given by the Petitioners will be considered and

appropriate orders will b