APHC010013602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3310]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 928/2025 Between:

P Radha Krishna ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

1. CHILAMKURTHI SATYA DEV NAIDU

1. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following Order:

The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

“……to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the respondents in not considering the candidature of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer in R & B Department, on mere pendency of Charge Memo Vide Memo.No.4224/VC(3)/2015-5 dated 01-01-2025 (which pertains to the year 2014-15), issued by the 2^nd respondent, denial of promotion is illegal, arbitrary, whimsical and in violation of Principles of Natural Justice, consequently direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer without reference to the memo vide Memo.No.4224/VC(3)/2015-5 dated 01-01- 2025, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 GAD dated 10-06-1999, on the same anology of similar directions of this Hon’ble Court passed in W.P.No.25098 of 2024 order dated 06-11-2024……”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents.

3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is conjointly submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in Writ Petition 4. In view of the submissions made by both the petitioner’s counsel and learned Assistant Government Pleader, this Writ Petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission, in terms of the above said Order in Writ Petition No.25098 of 2024, dated 06.11.2024. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

6. Registry is directed to attach a copy of the Order in Writ Petition __________________________ Dr. K. MANMADHA RAO, J

10.01.2025 MDP