WP/10884/2022 of A. Divya Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

1 APHC010172902022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3458] (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 10884/2022 Between: A. Divya ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KISHORE KUMAR.A Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. V V SATISH The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard Sri A.Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the 1st respondent and Sri V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd and 3rd respondents. 2 2. The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Engineer in APCPDCL on 04-08-2008. Her probation was declared on 02-10-2010. Pursuant to the notification issued for limited recruitment for the post of Assistant Divisional Engineer in 2014, the petitioner had applied for and attended the exam.In the written exam, she was awarded 4th rank. The petitioner contends that the first vacancy of Assistant Divisional Engineer shall be filled up by the candidates selected through l