Dr v. Kala Rani v the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(A.T) No. 44 of 2022 transferred from APAT No. 44/2022; petitioner Dr V Kala Rani, Assistant Professor, Hospital Administration, SACSR GMC Nellore; respondents: State of A.P., Director of Medical Education, Dr B S Rajiv, Dr Shreenivas Shouri; challenge to Associate Professor promotions under Rc.No. 548/E1-AB/2018 dated 31-08-2018; alleged violation of Rules in G.O.Ms.No.32 HMand FW (A.2) Department dated 02.02.2010; four-year teaching experience criterion as on 01-09-2017; dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed; merits not adjudicated; Justice Ravi Cheemalapati; decided 28.11.2025; counsel: K R Srinivas for petitioner, GP for Services IV for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Upon the learned counsel for the petitioner submitting that the Writ Petition (A.T) had become infructuous, the Court recorded the submission and dismissed the Writ Petition (A.T) as infructuous, with no order as to costs; consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. The substantive promotion-eligibility grievance was not adjudicated on merits.