Andhra Pradesh High Court
WA/1053/2025 of R. Subba Rao Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh, on 28 July 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WEDNESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 1053 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent above named appellant begs to present this
APHC010511632025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
WEDNESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JULY 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR
WRIT APPEAL NO: 1053 OF 2025
Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent above named appellant begs to present this Memorandum of Writ Appeal against the Orders passed in W.P.No. 18453/2025 dated 29-07-2025
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1. R. Subba Rao, S/o. R. Ramachandra Rao, aged about 57 years, Occ- Executive Engineer, Public Health, Quality Control Division, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND
1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District.
2. The EngineerinChief Public Health, Andhra Pradesh, Garuda Enclave, Tadepalli, Guntur District. ...Respondents IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s claim for promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer without reference to the Charge memo issued by the 1®Vespondent vide G.O. Rt. No. 881, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Vig-ll) Department dated 08-11-2024 (incident relating to the years 2016-17) and 2'^’^ Charge Memo issued in G.O. Rt. No. 584 Municipal Administration & Urban Development dated 17- 06-2025 (incident relating to the year 2016-17), pending disposal of the above writ appeal and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following order:
JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice D.Ramesh)
The present Writ Appeal has been filed by the appellant, aggrieved by the order dated 29.07.2025 passed by the Learned Single Judge of this Court, in W.P.No.18453 of 2025, whereby the Learned Single Judge issued the following directions:- “Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms:- i. The respondents are directed to consider the petitioner’s case of promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer subject to the petitioner possessing requisite qualification in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 10.06.1999.”
2. Now, the learned counsel for the appellant, on instructions, submits that the respondents have considered the petitioner’s case for promotion and seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition, as the cause in this Writ Appeal does not survive for adjudication.
3. Permission is accorded.
4. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
__________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH
__________________________ JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR 29.7.2026 BSM
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ALAPATI GIRIDHAR
WRIT APPEAL No. 1053 of 2025
29.7.2026 BSM