WP/2761/2022 of M VENKATA RAMANA Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

APHC010032052022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3310] (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2761/2022 Between: M Venkata Ramana and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “…to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the impugned order of the respondent No.3 in Roc.A8/E280782/2020, dt:28.10.2021 in rejecting for promotion to the VROs from VRAs of the petitioners as illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional and contrary to law and set aside the 2 same and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post VROs by filing up the existing posts of Village Revenue Officers Grade II as per the Seniority list forthwith and pass…” 2. Heard Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned