WP/34665/2017 of A.Venkateswarlu Vs The South Central Railway, rep. by its General Manager, on 14 October 2025

APHC010870232017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3459]

WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 34665/2017

Between:

1. A.VENKATESWARLU, S/O. BODAIAH, AGED 49 YEARS, WORKING

AS PARCEL SUPERVISOR AND SECRETARY, SOUTH CENTRAL

RAILWAY

INSTITUTE,

GUDUR,

R/O.

Q.NO.118C,

RAILWAY

QUARTERS, GUDUR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

2. CH.VENKATESWARLU, S/O. ADAIAH, AGED 48 YEARS, WORKING

AS KEY MAN AND JOINT SECRETARY, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

INSTITUTE, GUDUR, R/O. Q.NO.72B, RAILWAY QUARTERS, GUDUR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

3. P.VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O. MASTAIAH, AGED 47 YEARS, WORKING AS STATION SUPERINTENDANT AND TREASURER, SOUNTH CENTRAL RAILWAY INSTITUTE, GUDUR, R/O. H.NO.1- 240, YEGUVA VEERAREDDIPALLI, MALAVYA NAGAR, GUDUR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. THE SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY REP BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, RAIL NILAYAM, SECUNDERABAD, TELANGANA.

2. THE

ADDL

DIVISIONAL

RAILWAY

MANAGER,

VIJAYAWADA

DIVISIONAL, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA

DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

3. THE

SENIOR

DIVISIONAL

PERSONNEL

OFFICER,

SOUTH

CENTRAL RAILWAYS, VIJAYAWADA DIVISION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

4. THE CHAIRMAN CUM SENIOR SECTION ENGINEER SIGNAL, SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY INSTITUTE, GUDUR SPSR NELLORE

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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 to 4 in proposing to conduct Elections to the Managing Committee of Railway Institute, Gudur, by issuing Letter No.SCR/PBZA/721/RI/BZA, dated 05-06-2017

and

consequential Election Notice, dated 20-09-2017 during the subsistance of the term of office of the elected Managing Committee, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents to refrain from in any way interfering with the functioning of the Petitioners and other elected members as office barers of Managing Committee of Railway Institute, Gudur till the expiry of their term of office in terms of Rule 14 of General Rules for Railway Institutes IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 43096 OF 2017

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 to stay all further proceedings pursuant to Notice, dated 20-09-2017 issued by the Respondent No.4 for conduct of elections to the Managing Committee of Railway Institute, Gudur, pending disposal of the above writ petition IA NO: 4 OF 2017(WPMP 197143 OF 2017

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 Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. MADHAVA RAO NALLURI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. MALLAMPALLI SRINIVAS(CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL)

The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 34665/2017