2026 Supreme(Online)(AP) 27779
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Sumathi Jagadam, J
SHAIK MAHABOOB – Appellant
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THE STATE OF AP – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO: 3539/2023
For the Appellants/Petitioners: T Koteswara Rao
For the Respondents: GP for Services II, Manoj Kumar Bethapudi
Date of reserved for orders : -----------
Date of pronouncement : 24-06-2026
Date of uploading : 13.07.2026
APHC010072142023
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 topleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of MANDAMUS. thereby declare the inaction of the Respondents over the representations of the Petitioner dated 01.03.2019, 11.03.2019, 15.04.2019, 27.01.2020 and 29.01.2021 with regard to his seniority vis-a-vis the seniority of Respondent No.3 as irrational, manifestly arbitrary, malafide and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to include the name of the Petitioner in the final seniority list of Deputy Executive Engineers (RandB), Zone-III, for the year 2011-2012 over and above the Respondent No.3 at S.No.13 as communicated vide Circular Memo No. 3940/Ser-I(3)/2015 dated 06.03.2019 and to pass
The Court made the following ORDER:
Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition.
Permission is accorded.
Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.