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K. Babu Rao Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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K. Babu Rao Vs the State of ApK. Babu Rao v. the State of Ap

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K. Babu Rao v. the State of Ap

Andhra Pradesh HC5 Jan 2026WP/11073/2019

Case brief

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What is this about?

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati; W.P. No. 11073 of 2019; K. Babu Rao v. State of AP and others; decided 06-01-2026; Bench: Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy (author) and Justice Tuhin Kumar Gedela. Writ petition under Article 226 challenging order of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 907 of 2019; claim for promotion as Grade II Head Master against roster point 3706; G.O. Ms. No. 23 (26-05-2011) and G.O. Ms. No. 3 (12-05-2015), Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department; alleged violation of Articles 14, 16, 21; IA No. 1 of 2019 (interim promotion) and IA No. 2 of 2019 (impleadment of Siripurapu Lalitha Kumari) under Section 151 CPC; counsel sought permission to withdraw; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; no costs; interlocutory applications closed; no merits adjudicated; no case law cited.

What did the court decide?

None on merits. Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.

What the court decided

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Outcome

None on merits. Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 907 of 2019 was arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and contrary to G.O. Ms. Nos. 23 and 3 (Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department), and whether the petitioner was entitled to promotion as Grade II Head Master against roster point 3706. (Raised in the prayer only; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.)

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to call for the records of OA No. 907 of 2019 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal and to set aside the Tribunal's order as arbitrary, contrary to G.O. Ms. Nos. 23 and 3, Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department (dated 26-05-2011 and 12-05-2015), and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21, with a consequential direction to promote the petitioner as Grade II Head Master against roster point 3706. Interlocutory applications under Section 151 CPC had been filed for interim promotion and for impleadment of the 5th respondent. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, sought permission to withdraw the writ petition; permission was accorded. Held: Writ Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand closed. The merits of the underlying service-law dispute were not adjudicated; the order carries no precedent value on that dispute.

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APHC010234752019

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

TUESD A Y, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TW O THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA

WRIT PETITION NO: 11073/2019

Between:

K. BABU RAO, S /O. LATE APPA RAO, 53 YE A RS, SCHOOL ASSISTANT, (EN G LISH) ADJRZP HIGH SCHOOL, S ATYAVARAM, PAYAKARAOPET M ANDAL, VISHAKAPATNAM DIST.,

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCA T ION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AM A RAVATI.

THE COMMISSIO N ER AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOO L EDUCATION, IBRAHAIMPATNA M , KRISHNA DIST.,

THE DISTRICT E D UCATIONAL OFFICER, VISHAKA P TNAM DIST., VISHAKAPTNAM, V ISHAKAPTNAM DIST.,

ANDHRA PRADESH ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, AT HYDERABAD, REP. BY ITS REGI S TRAR, HYDERABAD.

SIRIPURAPU LALI T HA KUMARI, W/O NOT KNOWN, SAKD,ZPHS, VADDADI, BUCHA Y YAPETA (M) VISHAKAPTNAM, VI S HAKAPTNAM DIST.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Artic l e 226 of the Constitution of India pr a ying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the Hig h Court may be

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pleased to issue Order or orders, direction or directions, Writ or Writs, nature of Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, call for records pertaining to OA No.907 of 2019 on the file of Andhra Pradesh Administrtive tribunal and set-aside the same as arbitrary, against the provisions of GO MS No.23 and 3, Women, Child disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department, dtd.26-05-2011 and 12-05-.2015 respectively and violative of Art 14,16,21 of the Constitution of India, consequently direct the respondents to implement the above GO's and promote the petitioner to Grade II Head Master vide Roaster point 3706 and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2019

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 direct the respondents to promote the petitioner as Head Master Grade II along with the persons who were promoted from the seniority list of School Assistants 2019 pending disposal of main WP No. of 2019 and to pass

IA NO: 2 OF 2019

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 grant leave to implead Smt. Siripurapu Lalitha Kumari as 5^th respondent in the writ petition and to pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.J SUDHEER

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR SERVICES II

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The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy)

Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, would seek permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition.

Permission is accorded.

Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________________________ JUSTICE CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY

_____________________________ JUSTICE TUHIN KUMAR GEDELA

Date: 06.01.2026 MDP

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 907 of 2019 was arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and contrary to G.O. Ms. Nos. 23 and 3 (Women, Child, Disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department), and whether the petitioner was entitled to promotion as Grade II Head Master against roster point 3706. (Raised in the prayer only; not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn.)medium confidence¶¶21

Statutes considered

5 provisions across 4 enactments

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Constitution of IndiaArticle 226¶¶18 Articles 14, 16, 21¶¶21
Women, Child disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department (Government Order dated 26-05-2011)GO MS No.23¶¶21
Women, Child disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department (Government Order dated 12-05-2015)GO MS No.3¶¶21
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Section 151¶¶23

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 907 of 2019, which the petitioner sought to have set aside as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution¶¶21
Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad
Prior proceeding
Petitioner had filed OA No. 907 of 2019 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal; the Tribunal's order therein was the subject of challenge in this writ petition.¶¶21

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
K. Babu Rao¶¶9
J Sudheer
respondent
The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department¶¶12
GP for Services-II
respondent
The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Ibrahaimpatnam, Krishna District¶¶13
GP for Services-II
respondent
The District Educational Officer, Vishakapatnam District¶¶14
GP for Services-II
respondent
Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, rep. by its Registrar¶¶15
GP for Services-II
respondent
Siripurapu Lalitha Kumari¶¶16
GP for Services-II

Coram

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Cheekati Manavendranath Royauthor¶¶32
Tuhin Kumar Gedelamember¶¶6

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Andhra Pradesh HC
Decided on: 5 Jan 2026 · January
Registered: 8 Aug 2019
Case no.: WP/11073/2019
CNR: APHC010234752019
Topic: Writ and Judicial Review
Bench: Cheekati Manavendranath Roy Tuhin Kumar Gedela
Disposal: WITHDRAWN
Case type: Writ Petition

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Cite this judgement

K. Babu Rao v. the State of Ap, WP/11073/2019 (AP), decided on 5 January 2026.

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Statutes5

Constitution of IndiaArticle 226 · Articles 14, 16, 21
Women, Child disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department (Government Order dated 26-05-2011)GO MS No.23
Women, Child disabled and Senior Citizens (DW) Department (Government Order dated 12-05-2015)GO MS No.3
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Section 151

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Procedural history2

Order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in OA No. 907 of 2019, which the petitioner sought to have set aside as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the ConstitutionAndhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad
Petitioner had filed OA No. 907 of 2019 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal; the Tribunal's order therein was the subject of challenge in this writ petition.

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Bench / Coram

Cheekati Manavendranath Roy and Tuhin Kumar Gedela

Parties & counsel