Ankepalli Suresh Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ankepalli Suresh Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Respondents directed to consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Deputy Director/Deputy City Planner strictly in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 10.06.1999, if the petitioner is within the zone of consideration, whenever the DPC is conducted; no order as to costs; pending Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' failure to consider the petitioner's case for promotion to the post of Deputy Director/Deputy City Planner in the Directorate of Town and Country Planning was illegal and arbitrary, and whether a direction should issue for such consideration.

Court's answer

Without going into the merits, the Writ Petition was disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both counsel, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's case for promotion to the post.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction),单-judge Bench of Hon'ble Sri Justice D Ramesh; Writ Petition No. 8422/2026, decided 10.04.2026. Ankepalli Suresh, Senior Assistant at SRO Lakkireddipalle (presently incharge Sub-Registrar for Chits, Office of District Registrar, Kadapa), filed the petition aggrieved by the respondents' failure to consider his case for promotion to the post of Deputy Director/Deputy City Planner in the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, alleging the action illegal and arbitrary. At hearing, counsel for the petitioner confined the prayer to a direction that his case be considered for promotion in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 10.06.1999; the learned Government Pleader submitted, on instructions, that the case would be considered if the petitioner falls within the zone of consideration subject to fulfilling the G.O.'s conditions. Without going into the merits, and with the consent of both counsel, the Court disposed of the petition at the admission stage, directing the respondents to consider the petitioner for promotion strictly in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.257 if he is within the zone of consideration, whenever the DPC is conducted. No order as to costs; pending Miscellaneous Petitions closed.

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APHC010143352026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 8422/2026

Between:

ANKEPALLI SURESH, S/O. LATE. A. PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS SENIOR ASSISTANT, AT SRO., LAKKIREDDIPALLE, AT PRESENT WORKING AS THE INCHARGE SUB-REGISTRAR FOR CHITS AT THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT REGISTRAR KADAPA 516001.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (STAMPS AND REGISTRATION) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522237.

THE COMMISSIONER AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND STAMPS, ANDHRA PRADESH, V SQUARE BUILDING, KSR PARK ROAD, WARD NO.2 TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522501.

THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND STAMPS, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT.

THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND STAMPS, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, CO-OPERATIVE COLONY, KADAPA TOWN, Y.S.R KADAPA DT - 516001.

...RESPONDENT(S):

The Court made the following ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondent in not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Deputy Director / Deputy City Planner in the 2nd Respondent Directorate of Town and Country Planning, which is illegal and arbitrary .

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents.

At the time of hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner confined his submissions to a limited prayer, seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated 10.06.1999.

The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submitted that the respondents would consider the case of the petitioner, if he falls within the zone of consideration, subject to his fulfilling all the conditions prescribed under the said G.O.

Given the facts and circumstances of the case, and without going into the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post

of Deputy Director/ Deputy City Planner strictly in accordance with

G.O.Ms.No.257, General Administration (Ser.C) Department, dated

10.06.1999, if the petitioner is within the zone of consideration, whenever the DPC is conducted . There shall be no order as to costs.

Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed.

JUSTICE D RAMESH

10.04.2026 klk

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 8422/2026

10.04.2026 klk