Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/24040/2025 of RAYALA MANGA RAO Vs THE STATE OF AP on 10 February 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 24040/2025 Between: 1. RAYALA MANGA RAO, D/O. DURGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 31
APHC010470222025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH
WRIT PETITION NO: 24040/2025
Between:
1. RAYALA MANGA RAO, D/O. DURGA RAO, AGED ABOUT 31
YEARS, OCC VILLAGE AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, R/O. D.NO
1-240C, SC COLONY, DORAMAMIDI, RURAL BUTTAYAGUDEM
MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -
534448.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE
STATE
OF
AP,
REPRESENTED
BY
ITS
PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT
2. THE CHAIRMAN, TRANSFERS COMMITTEE, ERSTWHILE WEST
GODAVARI,
3. DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, ELURU DISTRICT.
4. THE
DIRECTOR,
GRAMA
SACHIVALAYAM
AND
WARD
SACHIVALAYAM DEPT., JAWAHAR AUTO NAGAR, VIJAYAWADA
5. BAYYE AVINASH, PATTENAPALEM VILLAGE SECRETARIAT, JANGAREDDYGUDEM MANDAL, W.G. DIST
6. KOMARAM PRASANTH KUMAR, ANKANNAGUDEM VILLAGE
SECRETARIAT, JEELUGUMILLI MANDAL. W.G. DIST.
7. RAYALA
SATYANARAYANA,
DIPPAKAYALAPADU
VILLAGE
SECRETARIAT, KOYYALAGOODEM MANDAL, W.G. DIST.
...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 to issue a writ, order or direction, more
particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent No.2 & 3 in issuing Proceedings Rc.No.A4/92173/ 2025, dated 30.06.2025, in contravention of the transfer guidelines prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.5, dated 12.06.2025, issued by the Gram Secretariat and Ward Secretariat (GSWS) Department, and Circular Letter No.2866243/F(HR)/GSWS/2025, dated 16.06.2025 issued Respondent No.4 as arbitrary, illegal, and without jurisdiction and also violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the respondents to conduct fresh counseling or post the petitioner at one of their preferred locations and pass 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 suspend the operationand effect of Proceeding bearing Rc.No.A4/92173/2025, dated 30.06.2025, pending disposal of the writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. DODDALA PRUDHVI TEJA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR SERVICES II
The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
WRIT PETITION No.24040 of 2025
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ORDER:
The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent No.2 & 3 in issuing Proceedings Rc.No.A4/92173/ 2025, dated 30.06.2025, in contravention of the transfer guidelines prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.5, dated 12.06.2025, issued by the Gram Secretariat and Ward Secretariat (GSWS) Department, and Circular Letter No.2866243/F(HR)/GSWS/2025, dated 16.06.2025 issued Respondent No.4 as arbitrary, illegal, and without jurisdiction and also violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the respondents to conduct fresh counseling or post the petitioner at one of their preferred locations and pass….”
2. Heard M/s. D.Prudhvi Teja, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.
3. During the course of hearing, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the issue is squarely covered by the common Judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.960 of 2025 and batch dated 28.01.2026 and requested to dispose of the Writ Petition in the same lines.
4. A perusal of the common Judgment of the above said Writ Appeal shows that against the orders of the Writ Petitions in
W.P.Nos.16968 of 2025 and batch, some of the respondents/ aggrieved persons in each Writ Petition, filed the above said Writ Appeals and the same was disposed of as follows:
1) There shall be fresh transfers in respect of parties in the writ appeals including the unofficial respondents.
2) The writ petitioners, appellants and the unofficial respondents, wherever joined will continue at the same place till then.
3) The employees who have not joined in any place, shall be immediately adjusted in the places, where they were prior to the status quo orders and consequential adjustment shall be in the same way.
4) The options given by the writ petitioners, unofficial respondents, at the time of submission of their transfer applications prior to the litigation, shall be the basis for effecting and adjusting the transfers.
5) The posting and adjustments shall be strictly in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.5 dated 12.06.2025 and the same shall be addressed candidate wise, with reasons accommodating or inability to accommodate.
6) The option given shall not be final say to demand posting at that particular place. The exercise of transfers shall be completed by March 2026.
As the issue involved in this Writ Petition is similar to that of the issue in the above said Writ Appeals, with the consent of both side counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the same lines as that of the common Judgment in W.A.No.960 of 2025 dated 28.01.2026. No costs.
Registry is informed to attach a copy of the common judgment in W.A.No.960 of 2025 dated 28.01.2026, to this order. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH
Date: 11.02.2026 RD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
WRIT PETITION No.24040 of 2025 Dated: 11.02.2026 RD