APHC010077342026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 4424/2026 Between:

1. J NAGESWARAO, S/O PAPA RAO (LATE), AGED 57 YEARS, OCC HEAD CONSTABLE GOLLAPADAM POLICE STATION, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 501

2. T HE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ELURU RANGE, ELURU - 534 007

3. T HE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KAKINADA DISTRICT AT KAKINADA - 533 003 ...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 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 claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of A.S.I. purely on the ground of pendency of crime against him for an incident which took place in the year 2016 and