Smt Channamshetty Lakshmi Tulasi v. the Commissioner
Service law – Notional seniority – Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. No. 11450/2019, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 07.04.2025 by Dr. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa. Keywords: notional seniority; notional appointment; Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector; notification No. 10/1999; Rule 33(b) A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules; administrative delay in posting; year 2001 versus 2005 joining; O.A.No.7708/2012 A.P. Administrative Tribunal Hyderabad; C.R.No.1134/2019/CPE/B3-4 dated 02-04-2019; Article 226 mandamus; consequential benefits except monetary benefits; West Godavari; writ petition dismissed without costs.
What did the court decide?
No candidate recruited under notification No. 10/1999 joined in the year 2001; the persons selected under that notification joined only in the year 2005, the same year as the petitioner. Consequently, the question of granting the petitioner notional seniority with effect from 2001 on the ground of administrative delay does not arise.