HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 14547 OF 2020

O R D E R:

Heard Sri P. Venkata Subba Rao, learned counsel for petitioners as well as learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise.

2. This Writ Petition filed seeking to set aside the proceedings Cr. No. 295/2019/A2, dated 06-06-2020 issued by the 2^nd Respondent finalizing the seniority list of the absorbed Prohibition & Excise Constables on the basis of merit and also the consequential Proceedings of Respondent No.2 vide Proc. Cr. No. 2293/2004/A dated 19-08-2020 promoting Respondent No.5 Prohibition & Excise Constable as Prohibition & Excise Head Constable by way of promotion as arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory, mala fide and unconstitutional violating Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India apart from not following the Principles of Natural Justice as well as contrary to the A.P. Telangana State Subordinate Service Rules and consequently direct Respondents to forthwith consider promotion to the post of Prohibition and Excise Head Constable as per the seniority list based on the age criteria in the existing vacancies.

3. It the case of Petitioners that their initial appointment as A.P.S.P. Co