THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

ORDER:

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

“…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS by declaring the final seniority list issued in G.O.Ms.No.74 Home (Ser.I) Department dated 29.12.2022 as illegal and arbitrary and contrary to the rules and the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and further declare that the Petitioner is entitled to be placed at Sl.No.96 instead of Sl.No.176 and further consider the case of the Petitioner for promotion and pass…”

2. Heard Sri M. Surender Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri M. Srikanth, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Services (Home), on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2, and Sri P.V. Ramana, learned counsel representing Sri Ch. Venkata Narayana, learned counsel for respondent No.3. In spite of service of notice to respondent Nos.4 and

5, there was no representation on their behalf.

3.1. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission issued a notification in the erstwhile state of