IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH Date:15.04.2026 Between:

K. Babu Rao.

…Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department and others.

...Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri D. Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri B. Sravan Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I for the respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri K. Babu Rao, learned counsel for the respondent No.5.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking to direct the official respondents to declare that the petitioner is entitled to be promoted as Senior Assistant on notional basis in the vacancy arisen in panel year 2008-09 by fixing his seniority over and above that of the respondent Nos.4 to 6 in accordance with the provisions of Rule 6 and 16(h) of the Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 (for short ‘the Rules’) by taking into account the date of passing of Departmental Tests with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the official respondents in effecting promotion by clubbing vacancies of different panel years and without reference to date of passing of Departmental Tests as