Date of reserved for judgment: 09.03.2026 Date of pronounced : 06.05.2026 Date of uploading : 06.05.2026 APHC010554992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3565]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT APPEAL NO: 1364/2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set-aside the Order of Learned Single Judge passed in W.P. (AT) No. 22 of 2021 by allowing the present Writ Appeal.

Between:

1. D ODLA PENCHALAIAH, S/O. PENCHALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O. KAMAKSHI COLONY, BUCCHIREDDYPALEM, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT AND

1. T HE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI - 522 502

2. T HE STATE LEVEL POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD, ANDHRA PRADESH., REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. - 522 502

3. T HE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, NELLORE-524001.

4. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI.- 522 237 ...RESPONDENT(S):

IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to Condone the delay of 69 days in filing the e accompanying Writ Appeal against the order dated 30.04.2025 passed in W.P.(A.T.) No.22 of 2021, IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 to stay the operation and effect of the Order, dated 30.04.2025 passed in W.P.(A.T.) No.22 of 2021, by directing the respondents authorities to reserve one post of Police Constable (Civil) - 2008 (II) for the petitioner, pending disposal of this Writ Appeal Counsel for the Appellant:

1. V ROOPESH KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHENDU SAMANTA WRIT APPEAL No.1364 of 2025 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Battu Devanand)

This Writ Appeal is filed aggrieved by the order, dated 30.04.2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(AT) No.22 of 2021.

2. The parties in the Appeal will be referred to as they are arrayed in the Writ Petition for the sake of convenience.

3. Heard Mr.V. Roopesh Kumar Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents and carefully perused the material available on record.

4. Case of the petitioner:

(i) The petitioner is belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (S.T.) community. He applied for recruitment to the post of Police Constable pursuant to the notification-2008 (2) of State Level Police Recruitment Board, Andhra Pradesh. He appeared for the preliminary test (preliminary selection test of 5 km run) conducted in the month of March 2009 and he was qualified. Thereafter, he appeared and qualified in Physical Measurement Test conducted on 16.07.2009. Written examination was conducted on 13.09.2009. He also participated in Physical Efficiency Test (PET) performance (men) in various categorized tests and he was qualified.

(ii) In the village of the petitioner, there were political groups which were frequently making complaints against each other. The petitioner has no role either in the politics or in the village affairs. He is searching for employment. He was informed through his family members that on 03.01.2010 at about 15-00 hours, an altercation was took place between the revenue officials i.e., Mandal Surveyor, Buchireddypalem; the Village Revenue Officer, Bit-II; one Seenaiah and others. On 03.01.2010, basing on the complaint, a case in Crime No.4 of 2010 was registered for the offence under Section 323 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code against Seenaiah and others. Except the petitioner, all his friends were implicated in the said crime, who are agriculturists. Agai