Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/8333/2026 of Gudibandi Narsireddy, Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 6 April 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 8333/2026 Between: 1. GUDIBANDI NARSIREDDY,, S/O. YADA REDDY, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC HC, 9TH
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY,THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH
WRIT PETITION NO: 8333/2026
Between:
1. GUDIBANDI NARSIREDDY,, S/O. YADA REDDY, AGED 52 YEARS, OCC
HC, 9TH BATTALION, APSP AT VENKATAGIRI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
2. LLLA PRAKASH RAO,, S/O. TANUKULU, AGE 61 YEARS, OCC HC, 3RD
BATTALION APSP AT KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, ANDHRA
PRADESH.
3. BALASA APPA RAO,, S/O. LAXMANA RAO, AGED 60 YEARS, OCC HC, 16TH BATTALION, APSP AT VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM
DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
4. M. SURESH KUMAR,, S/O. JAGANNADHA RAO, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC
HC, 6TH BATTALION, APSP AT MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
...PETITIONER(S)
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REPRESENTED BY ITS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT
BUILDINGS, AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA
PRADESH.
2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AT POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, ANDHRA PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA
PRADESH.
3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, APSP BATTALIONS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.
4. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE II, , APSP
BATTALIONS, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH.
5. THE COMMANDANT, 9TH BATTALION APSP, VENKATAGIRI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH.
...RESPONDENT(S):
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in initiating the promotion process to ARSI for the year 2026 without considering the Petitioners and relying on the illegal battalion-wise seniority system under the proceedings of the Respondents in Memo No. A2/87/2026, dated 16.03.2026 as arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India as well as oppose to the orders of the Division Bench of the Honourable High Court of Telangana in W.P.
No. 16166 of 2020, dated 17.02.2026 and to set aside the same consequentially, suspend the operation of the Memo No. A2/87/2026, dated 16.03.2026 by directing the Respondents to refrain from making any further promotions to the post of ARSI until a State-wide seniority list is prepared and the Petitioners are considered in accordance with law as well as in the light of the orders of the Division Bench of the Honourable High Court of Telangana in W.P. No. 16166 of 2020, dated 17.02.2026 and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2026
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 may be pleased to suspend the operation of the Memo No. A2/87/2026, dated 16.03.2026 by directing the Respondents to refrain from making any further promotions to the post of ARSI until a State-wide seniority list is prepared and the Petitioners are considered in accordance with law as well as in the light of the orders of the Division Bench of the Honourable High Court of Telangana in W.P. No. 16166 of 2020, dated 17.02.2026; pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. V SAI KUMAR
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR SERVICES I
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ORDER:
When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the respondents have already effected the promotions and hence the matter has become infructuous and prays to give liberty to challenge the orders in a separate proceedings.
Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous giving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent orders in a separate proceedings. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
_______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH
Date:07.04.2026 GK
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
WRIT PETITION NO:8333 of 2026
Dated:07.04.2026
GK