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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 17471/2020

Between:

1. B EZAWADA SURYA KUMARI, D/O. VENKATESH, AGED- 32 YEARS,

OCC VILLAGE REVENUE ASSISTANT, RIO JILLELAMUDI VILLAGE,

KANDUKURI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT,

...PETITIONER

AND

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

REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AT AMARAVATHI

GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF LAND ADMINISTRATION,

GOLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA.

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE.

4. T HE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANDUKURI DIVISION,

KANDUKURI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT.

5. T HE TAHSILDAR, KANDUKURI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT

...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 of mandamus or any other appropriate Writ

or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not given the seniority to

the petitioner from 17.08.2012 instead of 25.06.2014 in the cadre of VRA and

not consider her promotion as VRO while giving promotions to her juniors is

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illegal, arbitrary and unjust and violation of the Article 16 of the Constitution of

India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the

petitioner for promotion to the post of VRO by taking the seniority from the

date i.e., 17-08-2012 instead of 25-06-2014 in the cadre of Village Revenue

Assistant, with all consequential benefits and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2020

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 the seniority of the petitioner in

the cadre of VRA from 17-08-2012 and consider the case of the petitioner for

promotion to the psot of VRO in the existing vacancies pending disposal of the

writ petition and pass.

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following:

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

WRIT PETITION NO: 17471/2020

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of the India seeking the following reliefs:-

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

nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the

respondents in not given the seniority to the petitioner from

17.08.2012 instead of 25.06.2014 in the cadre of VRA and

not consider her promotion as VRO while giving promotions

to her juniors is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and violation of

the Article 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently

direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner

for promotion to the post of VRO by taking the seniority from

the date i.e., 17.08.2012 instead of 25.06.2014 in the cadre

of Village Revenue Assistant, with all consequential benefits

and to pass such other order or orders.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner applied to the post of Village Revenue Assistant in

pursuance of the notification dated 07.12.2011 which specifies that

the candidates shall be the natives of the revenue village, for which

the recruitment is notified. Subsequently, there was an amendment

to the said notification vide G.O.Ms.No.502 dated 04.08.2012 by

which the candidates who are not natives of the revenue village are

also eligible for the post. Challenging the same, the petitioner

approached the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at

Hyderabad by way of O.A.No.7254 of 2012, wherein the Tribunal at

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the stage of admission passed an interim order dated 12.09.2012

suspending the G.O.Ms.N