K Bharathi Vs the Sports Authority of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

K Bharathi Vs the Sports Authority of Andhra… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondents 1 to 3 in not including the Petitioner's name in the final Priority list for selection and appointment as School Assistant (BS) and TGT (Science) under sports quota (Notification No.01/Sports Mega DSC-TR (Sports Quota)-1/2025, dated 01-05-2025), on the ground that Respondent 3 did not furnish the genuineness report regarding her participation in the 29th Senior National Softball Championship, 2008 at Cuttack, was illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and discriminatory, and whether the Petitioner ought to be considered for appointment as per her merit/tentative priority No. 64.

Ratio / Principle

Recording learned counsel for the Petitioner's submission that the Petitioner had been provisionally selected and that no case survived for adjudication, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, with no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

As a sequel to the dismissal of the writ petition, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, were directed to stand closed.ratio¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Nyapathy Vijay, J.) in W.P.No.22028 of 2025 (order dated 17-09-2025): Writ petition under Article 226 by K Bharathi challenging the action of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (R1), Soft Ball Association of Andhra Pradesh (R2) and Soft Ball Federation of India (R3) in not including her name in the final Priority List for appointment as School Assistant (BS) and TGT (Science) under sports quota pursuant to Notification No.01/Sports Mega DSC-TR (Sports Quota)-1/2025 dated 01-05-2025, on the ground that R3 did not furnish the report of genuineness of her participation in the 29th Senior National Softball Championship, 2008 at Cuttack, with a further prayer for appointment as per her tentative priority No. 64 — DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS: learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner had been provisionally selected and no case survived for adjudication; the Court recorded the submission and dismissed the petition, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, stood closed as a sequel.

APHC010434702025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3460] (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 22028/2025

Between:

K BHARATHI, W/O. K.RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE. R/O D.NO.L6B-16-16, OPPSARASWATHI SCHOOL, PUSHPA LEELA NAGAR, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ID.NO.SDSC0007596.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE SPORTS AUTHORITY OF ANDHRA PRADESHSAAP, REP BY ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, INDIRA GANDHI MUNICIPAL STADIUM, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA.

THE SOFT BALL ASSOCIATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, PENDURTHI, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT.

THE SOFT BALL FEDERATION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY GENERAL, SITUATED AT.NO.26/1,SIKH MOHALLA, NEAR DISTRICT COURT, INDORE, MADHYA PRADESH-452007.

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION (PS) DEPT. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 1 to 3 in not including the name of the Petitioner in the final Priority list for selection and appointment as School Assistant(BS) and TGT(Science) under sports quota pursuant to the No.01/Sports Mega DSC-TR (Sports Quota)-1/2025, Dated 01-05-2025 on the ground that the 3rd Respondent is not furnished the report of genuineness of my participation in 29th Senior National softball Championship, 2008 at Cuttack as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and amounts to clear discrimination and further direct the Respondents to forth with to consider and appoint the Petitioner as per her merit as School Assistant (BS) and TGT (Science) west Godavari district under sports quota pursuant to the notification Dated 01-05-2025 taking in to consideration his tentative priority. No. 64 as the Petitioner is at S.No.1 with all consequential benefits 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 direct the 3rd Respondent forth with to submit the report of genuineness of the Petitioner participation in 29th Senior National softball Championship at Cuttack,2008 before finalization the selection under sports quota pursuant to the No.01/Sports Mega DSC-TR (Sports Quota)-1/2025, Dated: 01-05-2025 and pass

IA NO: 2 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 1, 4 & 5 to appoint the Petitioner as School Assistant (BS) under ZP

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and TGT(Science) under tribal welfare residential schools in West Godavari District as per her merit under sports quota pursuant to the notification Dated: 01-05-2025 basing on the priority No.64 fixed by the 1st Respondent Pending report from the 3rd Respondent and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.G SEENA KUMAR

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR SERVICES II

The Court made the following:

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

W.P.No.22028 of 2025

ORDER :

Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner

in this case was provisionally selected and no case survives for adjudication.

Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed

as infructuous. No order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

__________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J

Date: 16.09.2025

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