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Ramisetty Rajeswara Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC19 Apr 2026WP/9352/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Dismissed as withdrawn; withdrawal permitted on letter dated 17.04.2026; no costs; interlocutory applications closed. Subject matter (raised, not decided): seniority based on merit order; framing of guidelines; notification of vacancies during counseling for options between JNTU Kakinada and JNTU Gurajada-Vizianagaram; deputation posting order Univ. order No. JNTUK/452(EC)/2023 dated 20-11-2023; Section 45 JNTU Act, 2008; Article 226 Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC interim suspension (IA No. 1 of 2024). Procedural value only - citeable neither for the merits nor for any proposition of law.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition granted; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications (if any) closed. ¶39

Ramisetty Rajeswara Rao Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition granted; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications (if any) closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' action in not following the seniority basing on the merit order, in not framing any guidelines, and in not notifying vacancies at the time of allotting/absorbing staff by conducting counseling in respect of exercising options between JNTU Kakinada and JNTU Gurajada-Vizianagaram is illegal, arbitrary and unjust. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Permission is accorded to learned counsel for the petitioner to withdraw the present writ petition.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn and there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶39
Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 9352 of 2024, Ramisetty Rajeswara Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others (High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Justice D Ramesh, 20.04.2026): The petitioner, a Professor of CSE at JNTU Gurajada-Vizianagaram, had sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal and arbitrary the respondents' action in not following seniority based on the merit order, not framing guidelines and not notifying vacancies during counseling-based allotment of staff between JNTU Kakinada and JNTU Gurajada-Vizianagaram, and questioning the proceedings Univ. order No. JNTUK/452(EC)/2023 dated 20-11-2023 of respondent 3 directing him to work at JNTU-GV on deputation until recruitment of new faculty, as contrary to Section 45 of the JNTU Act, 2008; IA No. 1 of 2024 under Section 151 CPC sought suspension of that order. Before adjudication, counsel sought withdrawal (letter dated 17.04.2026 to the Registrar Judicial); permission was accorded and the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and pending interlocutory applications stood closed. No finding was made on the merits.

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APHC010184222024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3208]

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MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 9352/2024

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Between:

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RAMISETTY RAJESWARA RAO, S/O. R. SUBBA RAO AGED 47 YEARS, OCC. PROFESSOR OF CSE, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA-VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

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THE A P STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR.

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THE VICE CHANCELLOR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

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THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA-VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR.

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THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADAVIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.

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DR A S N CHAKRAVARTHY, S/O AND AGE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, OCC. PCSE AND SPECIAL OFFICER, WDC AND DMC, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, KAKINADA

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DISTRICT.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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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 to issue an appropriate Order, Direction or Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not following the seniority basing on the merit order, in not framing any guidelines and in not notifying vacancies at the time of allotting/absorbing staff by conducting counseling in respect of exercising options between Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Gurajada-Vizianagaram and further questioning the action of 3rd respondent in issuing proceedings Univ. order No. JNTUK/452(EC)/2023 dated 20-11-2023 wherein directed the petitioner to work at JNTU-GV on deputation until recruitment of new faculty for JNTU-GV is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to Section 45 of JNTU Act, 2008and consequently set aside the same in so far as the petitioner is concerned by directing the respondents to post the petitioner at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University College of Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada as per his seniority and merit order and pass

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IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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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 suspend the operation of the proceedings Univ. order No.JNTUK/452(EC)/2 023 dated 20-11-2023 of the 3rdrespondent in so far as the petitioner is concerned by directing the respondents to post the petitioner at Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University College of Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada as per his seniority and merit order, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

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