APHC010410462025 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: 21343/2025 Between:

1. K .VENKATA LAKSHMI,, W/O.LATE V.SATYANARAYANA, AGE

58 YEARS, WORKING AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, RAJAMUNDRY,EAST GODAVARI DIST.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. T HE ENGINEERINCHIEF, , (PH) GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH TADEPAILI, GUNTUR DIST.

...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 considering the case of the petitioner for notional promotion and seniority on par with the junior w.e.f. 04.5.2017 in the post of Deputy Executive Engineer in spite of validating Civil Engine