APHC010514622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 27336/2025 Between:

1. MEDIDI SAMUEL, S/O. WILLIAMS, AGE WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (1493), GOPALAPATNAM CRIME PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST. YEARS.

2. PVIJAY KUMAR, S/O. LATE SUVARNA RAJU, AGE YEARS.

WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(1590) II TOWN CRIME PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

3. CH.SATYANARAYANA, S/O. LATE KANNALU, AGE YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2927) MVP PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

4. A.APPALA RAJU, S/O. NARASIMHULU, AGE YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2925) BHEEMILI PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

5. MD.BASHA, S/O. PEER MOHAMMED, AGE YEARS,WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(446) CCS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

6. CH.VENKATA RAO, S/O.LATE APPA RAO, AGE YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2924) ARILOVA TRAFFIC PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

7. CH.SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. LATE SREERAMA MURTHY, AGE YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (2967) OD-CID,RO, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

8. B.KANAKA RAJU, S/O. LATE NEELAYYA, AGE WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(851) HARBOUR PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

9. A.VENKATA RAO, S/O. LATE SURYA APPA RAO, AGE YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2934) ANANDAPURAM PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

10. K .SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. APPALA NAIDU, AGE YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2937) ATTACHED TO NARSIPATNAM TOWN PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

11. P .SANYASI RAJU, S/O. SAMBA MURTHY RAJU, AGE YEARS.

WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE,(2527) MVP TRAFFIC PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

12. N .NEELAKANTAM, S/O. LATE RAMA RAO, AGE YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (2939) CYBER CRIME PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DIST.

13. R AMA RAO, S/O. LATE VEERABHADRUDU, AGE YEARS.

WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, (2935) AIRPORT PS., VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

14. P .SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. LATE RAMA MURTHY, AGE YEARS.

WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (2932) PENDURTHI CRIME, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

15. A .MAHESWARA RAO, S/O. RAMU NAIDU, AGE YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (2933) DWARAKA TRAFFIC PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

16. V PERAYYA NAIDU,, S/O. LATE VEERA VENKATA RAO. AGE -

YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (2930) PENDURTHI CRIME, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

17. V .CHANDRA SEKHAR, S/O. LATE VEERA VENKATA RAO. AGE -

YEARS. WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (2947) I TOWN CRIME PS, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. T HE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, MANGALAGIRI, ANDHRA PRADESH. GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. T HE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, VISAKHAPATNAM 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 to issue a Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not implementing the Government Orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.212 Home (Legal-ll) Department, dated 6-9-2013, keeping in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court in W.P.No.21172/2014 and Batch dated 22-1-2015, in spite of confirming the said judgment in SLPNos.7325-7326/2015 dated 23-3-2018, by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and not implementing Government Circular Memo.No.20871/Legal.II/A2/ 2014 dated 4-11-2015 for giving effect to G.O.Ms.No.212 Home- (Legal-ll) Department, dated 6-9-2013 orders of DGR, dated 14-12-2015 and Circular Orders of DGR, dated 22- 10-2016 for granting Notional Seniority and promotion with effect from 1-1- 2014 in the post of Head Constable on par with our colleagues in whose favour the S.R, Kurnool passed orders on 19-12- 2019 and S.R, Ralnadu, dated 12-6-2023,and on par with the orders passed by this Court in W.RNo.31327/2024, dated 21-1-2025 inspite of filing representation dt-08.09.2025 as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially