WP/5512/2025 of Srikakulapu Vinay Kumar, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh,

APHC010103462025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3506] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 5512/2025 Between: Srikakulapu Vinay Kumar, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BUGULU SREETEJA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2 The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declare the action of the respondents in not considering the candidature of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Deputy Executive Engineer on mere pendency of a Charge Sheet in CC No.3 of 2021 on the file of the Hon'ble Court Spl.Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Rajamahendravaram (incident pertaining to the year 2017), pending without any progress, and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.257 GA(Ser.c) Department, dated 10.06.1999 due to the long pendency cannot deprive the petitioner's legitimate promotion, as ill