Melam Venkata Subramanyam Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Melam Venkata Subramanyam Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Time-bound directions: District Collector, Eluru to complete the approval process within two weeks of receipt of the order; respondent authorities thereafter to proceed with and complete the selection process under the notification dated 05.11.2022 within a further four weeks; Registry to communicate the order to the District Collector, Eluru.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition challenging the 2nd respondent's non-conduct of interviews under the Recruitment Notification dated 05.11.2022 for the post of Staff Assistant/Clerks in the District Co-Operative Central Bank Limited should result in directions to resume and complete the selection process.

Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Collector, Eluru, to complete the approval process within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

Ratio / Principle

Thereafter, the respondent authorities are directed to proceed with and complete the selection process pursuant to the notification dated 05.11.2022 within a further period of four weeks.

Key takeaways

The Registry is directed to communicate the order to the District Collector, Eluru also.obiter¶41
Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stand closed as a sequel.obiter¶42

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WRIT PETITION NO: 24385/2024, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Justice Balaji Medamalli, order dated 13.07.2026: Three clerk applicants (Melam Venkata Subramanyam, Pydimarri Satish, Sri Lakshmi Goda) challenged the District Co-Operative Central Bank Ltd., Eluru (2nd respondent) not conducting interviews under its Recruitment Notification dated 05.11.2022 for the post of Staff Assistant/Clerks. Per the Bank's written instructions, interviews had been halted after the District Co-Operative Officer, Eluru — acting on a direction of the District Collector, Eluru triggered by an adverse newspaper report on the issue of service certificates to in-service candidates — called upon the Bank to furnish the shortlisted in-service candidates for certificate verification and directed that no interviews be held until the District Collector approved the verification; the officer's report remained pending District Collector approval, with the Assistant Government Pleader indicating the approval process would be completed within two weeks. Disposing of the petition, the Court directed the District Collector, Eluru to complete the approval process within two weeks of receipt of the order, and the respondent authorities to proceed with and complete the selection process under the 05.11.2022 notification within a further four weeks; the Registry was to communicate the order to the District Collector, Eluru, and pending miscellaneous applications stood closed.

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Date of reserved for orders :

Date of pronouncement : 13.07.2026 Date of uploading :22.07.2026

APHC010465412024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE 13^th DAY OF JULY 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI

WRIT PETITION NO: 24385/2024

Between:

MELAM VENKATA SUBRAMANYAM, S/O. MELAM MULASWAMY, AGES ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC-CLERK, R/O. 8-259, MELAM VARI MERAKA, PERUPALEM SOUTH, MOGALTUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 534 281.

PYDIMARRI SATISH, S/O. RANGANAYAKULU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC-CLERK, R/O. 7-10-31/1, BALIA VARI VEEDHI, OLD BAZAR, NARASAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 534 275.

SRI LAKSHMI GODA, W/O. PILLI VENKATARATNAM, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC-CLERK, R/O. 7-48, GODA VARI PETA, MOGALTUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 534 281.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, (COOPERATIVE AND AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT), SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD., ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISRTICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

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THE DIVISIONAL COOPERATIVE OFFICER, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT

THE SUB DIVISIONAL COOPERATIVE OFFICER, NARSAPURAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE PERUPALEM AGRICULTURAL CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD, PERUPALEM, MAGALTUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE SEETHARAMPURAM PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD, SEETHARAMPURAM, NARSAPURAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

THE MOGALTUR PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD, MOGALTUR, MOGALTUR MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1.NAGA RAJU KOLLATI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR COOPERATION

2.SURAGANI VIJAYA KUMAR

3.GP FOR SERVICES I

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 24385/2024

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed challenging the action of the 2^nd respondent in not conducting the interviews in respect of the Recruitment Notification dated 05.11.2022 for the post of Staff Assistant/ Clerks in the District Co-Operative Central Bank Limited.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Co-operation.

The respondent/ Bank has furnished written instructions stating that, on 22.03.2023, the District Co-Operative Officer, Eluru, informed that an adverse news item was published in the newspapers regarding the issue of service certificates in the recruitment of in-service candidates in the District Cooperative Central Bank Limited, Eluru. The District Co-Operative Officer further informed that the District Collector, Eluru had directed the District Cooperative Officer to submit a detailed report on the said adverse news item. In this regard, the District Co-operative Officer called upon the Bank to furnish the list of eligible in-service candidates shortlisted for the said recruitment in the Bank, so as to enable the District Co-operative Officer, Eluru to verify the candidate’s service certificates and to send a detailed report to the District Collector, Eluru. In this connection, the District Co-operative Officer had

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directed the Bank not to conduct the interviews, till the verification of certificates was approved by the District Collector.

The learned Assistant Government Pleader submitted that the District Co-operative Officer, Eluru had submitted the report to the District Collector, and the same is now pending for approval of the District Collector. It is further submitted that the approval process by the District Collector would be completed within a period of two weeks.

Recording the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the District Collector, Eluru, to complete the approval process within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the respondent authorities are directed to proceed with and complete the selection process pursuant to the notification dated 05.11.2022 within a further period of four weeks. The Registry is directed to communicate this order to the District Collector, Eluru also.

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

__________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI

Date: 13.07.2026 Dvs Whether the order is:

Speaking	`☑`	Reasoned	`☑`
Reportable		Non-reportable	`☑`

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI

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WRIT PETITION NO: 24385/2024

Dt: 13.07.2026

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