WP/26792/2025 of Jakkamsetti Bhanu Prasad Vs State of Andhra Pradesh, on 31 March 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 26792/2025

Between:

1. JAKKAMSETTI BHANU PRASAD, S/O. LAKSHMANA RAO , AGED 39 YRS., SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PRESENTLY

WORKING AT KRISHNALANKA P.S., VIJAYAWADA CITY

...PETITIONER

AND

1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY THE

PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY,

HOME

DEPARTMENT,

SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR

DISTRICT.

2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, A.P. STATE, MANGALAGIRI.

3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ELURU

RANGE, ELURU.

...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction , more particularly one in the

nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith promote the petitioner to the next rank of Inspector of Police in the light of honorable acquittal in S.C.No.49/2017 and C.C.No.281/2017

arising out of Cr.Nos.43/2015 and 31/2016 respectively which are cited as reasons for withholding promotion even as the name of the petitioner was included in the Departmental Promotion Committee in 2014 by declaring the action of respondents as illegal, arbitrary.

unjust and contrary to the Service rules in violation of Art. 14 and 16

of the Indian Constitution and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith promote the petitioner to the rank of Inspector of police without any reference to the Departmental Charge in Memo No 12/P1/2015 dated 27.09.2016 giving effect to the Promotion Panel finding the name of petitioner at Serial No. 4 for the panel year 2025

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 not to withhold the promotion unjustly and arbitrarily with reference to the Memo No:12/P1/2015 dated 27.09.2016 founded on the similar set of facts arising out of criminal cases honourably acquitted by the Competent Courts and forthwith promote the petitioner to the post of Inspector of police Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. G KUMAR YADDLAPALLI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I

The Court made the following: