Andhra Pradesh High Court - Amravati
Naladi Praveen Kumar S/O Venkateswarlu vs ^ P.Vengalarao on 9 April, 2026
Author: D Ramesh
Bench: D Ramesh
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IN THE HIGH COURT OE ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAV^,
(SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)
THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
:PRESENT: -s'
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH
WRIT PETITION NO: 9374 OF 2026
Between:
1. Naladi Praveen Kumar s/o Venkateswarlu
38 Years, Revendrapadu Village,
Duggirala Mandal, Guntur District,
Present working as PC: 3864
in Intelligence Department,
CRDA Zone, Mandadam. Guntur District
2. Kuraganti Sambasiva Rao
S/o Panakalu, 38 Years,
Mangalagiri Town
and Mandal Guntur District,
Present working as PC 3755
in Intelligence Department. Vijayawada,
3. Kattevarapu Satish Babu
S/o Subbarao, 37 Years,
Kancharlapalem
Village, Tenali Mandalm,
Guntur District, Present
working as PC 3802 in CID,
AP, Mangalagiri,
Guntur District.
4. OdaraVeeranagulu
s/oNarasimha Rao,
35 Years, Cobaldpeta,
Guntur Town and District,
Present working as WPG 3942
in Chilakaluripeta TownPS
of Palnadu District.
5. Sure Ramakrishna,
S/o Venkateswarlu, 42 Years,
Durgi Village, Mandal of Palnadu District,
Y
I Present working as PC 3900
m Narasaraopeta Traffic PS,
Painadu District. '
6. OrchuVenkatesh
S/o Musalaiah, 35 Years
I Rajupalem Mandal,Painadu District
I resent working as PC 3852
in
Narasaraopeta IITown PS,
of Painadu District.
7.
MaddiboyinaKotam Raju
^/O Subbarao, 36 Years,
PinniboyinavaripalemVillage
Bapatla Mandal and District'
present working as PC 3711
inKarlapalem PS of Bapatla District.
8 Gonaboina Sambasiva Rao
8/0 Subbarao, 42 Years,
Pinniboinavaripalem Village
Bapatla Mandal and District,
Present working as PC 3757
OfMarasaraopeta Traffic PS.
9. SarikiAppalaSwamy,
S/o Krishna, 40 Years '
C/ThoorpuKapu, R/o Bank Colony
Present, working as PC 3930
OfAtchempeta PS of Painadu District.
10. ChettipoguBabu
S/o Venkaiah, 39 Years,
C/SC-Madiga, Kesanapalli Village
Dachepalli Mandal, '
Painadu District,
Present working as PC 3636
GfNarasaraopeta Rural PS
Now attached to Gurazala PS
Of Palandu District.
P' Venkateswara Rao,
9/0 Thirupathaiah, 41 Years
C/Vaddera, Brahmanapalli Village,
I
.^jupalem Mandal,Palnadu District,
present working as PC 3600,
of Narasaraopeta Rural PS. Petitioners
And
1. The of Andhra Pradesh
Re. by its Principal Secretary,
Home Department,
A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi-522238,
Amaravathi, Guntur District.
2. Director General of Police,
Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri,
Guntur District- 522503.
3. Inspector General of Police
South Costal Zone, Guntur Range,
Guntur District-522001
4 . The Superintendent of Police,
Narasaraopet-522601
Palnadu District,.
5. The Superintendent of Police
Bapatla-522101,
BapatlaDistrict.
6. K. Srinivasarao PC 3024,
S/o. Not now, Age:53,
CCS Police Station,
Guntur District-522001.
7. K. Tirumalarao, S/o. Not now
PC-2976,Age:53,
Guntur TrafficPolice Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
8. B. Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not now
PC-3038,Age:53,Tenali 1 Town Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522201.
9. R. Hanuman Singh, S/o. Not now
PC 3043,Age:53, Bandlamotu Police Station,
Palnadu District, Pin: 522601.
10. V. Pullarao,S/o. Not Known
PC-3078,Age:52, Muppalla Police Station,
Palnadu District,Pin:522601. -
11. S. Chandra Sekar, S/o. Not Known
PC-1686, Age:54, Kakumanu Police Station,
Bapatla District-Pin-522101.
12. M. Basava Punnaiah, S/o. Not now
PC-6506, Age-52,Cherukupalli Police Station,
Bapatla District, Pin:522101.
13. M. Sadasivarao, S/o. Not now
PC 1791, Age:55,Tadepalli Police Station,
Guntur District, Pin:522001.
14. Ch. Koteswararao, S/o. Not now
PC-2018,Age:55, Sattenapalli Town Police
Station, Palnadu DistrictPin:522601.
15. K. Ankammarao,S/o. Not Known,
PC 1815, Age:54,
Ponnuru Town Police Station,
Guntur District-522001
16. K. Guravaiah,S/o. Not Known
PC-2077, Age:54, Naarasaropet 1 Town Police Station,
Palnadu District-522601.
17. T. Srinivasulu,S/o. Not Known
PC-1890, Age:53 Suryalanka CSPS Marine Police
Station, BapatlaDistrict-522101.
18. A. Suresh Babu,S/o. Not Known
PC-3146, Age:52 Karlapalem Police Station,
BapatlaDistrict-522101.
19. V.V. Ramana Prasad,S/o. Not Known
PC-1683, Age:52 Edlapadu Police Station,
Palnadu District-522601.
20. S.Luke Jacob Babu, S/o. Not Known
PC-2053,Age:51, Amaravathi Police Station,
Palnadu District-522601.
21. M.Vara Prasad,S/o. Not Known
PC-256l,Age:53, Kolluru Police Station,
Bapatla District-522101.
22. Y.Gopala Krishna,S/o. Not Known
PC-6507, Age:54SC&ST CELL Guntur Police
Station, Guntur District-522001.
23. Sk.Jani Basha,S/o. Not Known
PC-1884,Age:55Dachepalli Police Station,
Palnadu District-522601.
24. Sk.Allabakshu,S/o. Not Known
PC-1346, Age:54,Kothapeta Police Station,
Guntur District-522001.
25. M.Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1161, Age:53 Kolluru Police Station,
BapatlaDistrict-PIN:522101.
26. K.Mark Kumar,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1877,Age:53 Bhattiprolu PS,
Bapatla District-PIN:522101.
27. Ch.Srinivasarao,S/o. Not Known,
PC 1921, Age:51 Lalapet Police Station,
Guntur District-PIN:522001.
28 K.Ramesh Babu,S/o. Not Known
PC-957, Age:51 IT Core Team,
Guntur District Police
Office, Guntur District-522001.
29. B.Raja Reddy,S/o. Not Known,
PC-6508, Age:54Bapatla Town Police Station,
Bapatla District-PIN:522101.
30. P.Venkateswarlu,S/o. Not Known
PC-3140, Age:54Guntur Traffic Police Station,
Guntur District-PIN:522001.
31. R.Samba Siva Rao,S/o. Not Known,
PC-6909, Age:62Ipur Police Station,
Palnadu District-PIN: 522601^
32. Ch.Srirama Murthy,S/o. Not Known
PC-1519,Age:57, Tenali 3 TownPolice Station,
Guntur District-PIN:522001.
33. G.Bhaskara Rao, S/o. Not Known
PC-2814,Age:55, SIB Intelligence, Poranki,
Krishna District-Pin:521137.
34. K.Venkateswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-2523, Age:54 Rentachintala Police Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
35. N.Venkateswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-6520, Government Railway Police
(GRP), Kakinada Railway Station,
Kakinada District-Pin:533001.
36. B.Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-2076,Age: 62 Tenali Rural Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
37. K.Vijaya Bhaskar Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-1490,Age:60 Macherla Town Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
38. K.Venkateswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-1836, Age:60 Rentachintala Police Station,
Palnadu District- Pin:522601.
39. M.Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-600, Age: 58, Chilakluripet Rural, Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
40. K.B.S.Prasad,S/o. Not Known
PC-189, Age:56 Narasaraopt 1 Town Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
41. Ch.Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-2144, Age:55Amaravathi Police Station,
PalnaduDistrict-522601.
. Sk.Adam,S/o. Not Known,PC-984,
Age:55,Bellamkonda Police Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
43. Sk.Abdul KhadarJilani,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1128,Age;55 Pedakurapadu Police Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
44. K.V.Subba Rao,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1678,Age:54 CCS Palnadu Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
45. T.Suresh Babu, S/o. Not Known,
PC-1445, Age:53 Guntur CCS,Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
46. P.Hussain Saheb,S/o. Not Known
PC-1804,Age:54,
RompicherlaPolice station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
4'^ U.Ratna Raju,S/o. Not Known,
PC-2264, Age:56 Guntur CCS, Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin: 522001.
49. A.Srinivasa Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-6521,Guntur Traffic, Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
B.Nagamalleswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-1874, Age:58 Mangalagiri Town Police
Station, Guntur District-Pin:522001.
S'Oi A.Chinnaiah,S/o. Not now
PC-1682, Age:57 Narasaraopet
Rural Police Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
5^. B.Edukondal Reddy,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1695, Age:54, Kothapeta Police Station,
Guntur District-522001.
5^K.Venkateswarlu,S/o. Not Known,
PC-6522, Age:57 Mangalagiri Town Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
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55. SK Subhani Saheb,S/o. Not Known
PC-2167, Age:57 Edlapadu Police Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
5^ S.Sivasankara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-2167,Age:55 Chandole Police Station,
Bapatla District-Pin:522101.
5^ B.Sambasiva Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-6523, Age:53 Eeonomic offence Wing-2, CID
Office, Ground floor DGP Office
Mangalagiri,Guntur District-Pin:522503.
5^. N.Lingaiah,S/o. Not Known,
PC-6524, Age:53,
MachavaramPoliee Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
Sk.Md.K.Sharief,S/o. Not now
PC-6525,Age: 52,
Lalapet Police Station, Guntur
Distriet-Pin:522001.
5Q. M.Tata Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-6526, Age:53,Bapatla Rural Police Station,
Bapatla,Bapatla District-Pin:522101.
. A.Shekar Babu, S/o. Not Known
1 3272,Age:53,Bapatla Town Police Station,
Bapatla,Bapatla Distriet-Pin:522101.
60 KamarajugaddaSrinivasa Rao,
S/o. Not Known, PC-3274,
Age:53, Pedanandipadu PolieeStation,
Bapatla Distriet-Pin: 522101.
6^ G.Immanuel,S/o. Not Known
PC-3276, Age:53 Arundalpet, Poliee Station,
Guntur Districtpin:522001.
631:^ T.Suresh, S/o. Not now
I
r^C-3275, Nadendla Police Station
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
65. s ■ Srinivasarao, S/o. Not Known
PC-3273,Age:51, Lalapet Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
6^. R.Adisesha Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-3277, Age:51 Chebrolu Police Station,
GunturDistrict-Pin:522001.
G^U.Venkateswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-3283, Age:52 District Police Office,
Palnadu, Narasaraopet
PalnaduDistrict-Pin;522601.
6^. Sk.Subhani,S/o. Not Known
PC-702,Age:53, District Special Branch,
Narasaraopet,
Palnadu District-Pin: 522601.
6^. K.Srinivasarao,S/o. Not Known
PC-537, Age:53Amaravatbi Police Station,
Amaravati, Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
63. M.Sekbar,S/o. Not Known
PC-322, Age:53, Pattbbipuram Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
gCj. P. Ratna Babu,S/o. Not Known
PC-906, Age:53 Amamravatbi Police Station,
Amaravati,Palnadu District-Pin: 522601.
70. J. Narasimbarao,S/o. Not Known
PC 577, Age:52, DurgiPolice Station,
Palnadu District-Pin:522601.
i^Kolasani Desapatbi Rao, S/o. Not Known
PC 342 Guntur Traffic Police Station,
Guntur District-522001.
7^ Addanki Srinivasa Rao, Dorababu
S/o. Not Known, Age: 52. PC-204, Guntur Traffic
Police Station, Guntur District-Pin:522001.
1^. B.Karimullah,S/o. Not now
PC-84, Tenali2Town Police Station,
GunturDistrict-Pin:522001. -
7^ Sk. Saleem Basha, S/o. Not Known,
PC 816, AgeiSlGuntur Traffic Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
1.^ P.Vengalarao,S/o. Not Known
PC-528, Age;51 Pattabipuram Police Station,
GunturDistrict-Pin:522001.
I'S- V.Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Not Known
PC 485,Age:51, Old Guntur Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
T.Nageswara Rao,S/o. Not Known,
PC-838, Age:51 Prathipadu Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
7^. D.Durga Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-1137, Age:50Amaravathi Police Station,
Amaravati, Palnadu District-Pin522601.
M.Ch.Venkaiah, S/o. Not Known
PC-1487, Age;57,Vatticherukuru Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
8d.Y.Venkateswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC -343,Age:53, Prathipadu Police Station,
Guntur District-Pin:522001.
8^. K.Srinivasa Rao,S/O Not Known
PC-48, Age:51 Sattenapalli Town Police Station
Guntur District522001.
8^ Sk.Siddaiah,S/o. Not Known,
PC-1319, Age;53Piduguralla Police Station,
Palnadu District-522601.
8^. J.N.Malleswara Rao,S/o. Not Known
PC-1162,Age:52, Prathipadu Police Station,
Guntur DistrictPin:522001.
84.
M.Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Not Known PC-207, Age; 51 Tenali 2
Town Police Station, Guntur District-Pin-522001.
... Respondents
Petition under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India is filed praying
that in the circumstances stated i
- in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court
may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or direction
. more particularly one
in the nature of Writ Mandamus, declaring the impugned action of the
Respondents ,n issuing impugned finai seniority list through impugned Memo
C.No 52/A1/2025 dated 05-03-2026 fixing seniority of the petitioners in the
category of Civil Police Constable, below the less meritorious (ranks) to
petitioners ignoring the merit rank of the petitioners in selection and
appointment made in pursuance of GO.
MS No 257 of Finance (SMPC) dated
18.10.2007 as highly illegal arbitrary and violative of article 14, 16 and 21 of
the Constitution of India
apart from contrary to the AP State Subordinate
Service Rules 1996
consequently Set -aside the impugned final seniority list
issuap Vide C.No 52/A1/ 2025 dated 05-03-2026 with consequential direction
0 e respondents to fix seniority of the petitioners on basis of the merit rank
in the seiection to the post of Civil Constables as Head Constables.
jA NO: 1 OF 2C)9R
Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the
circumstances stated in the affidavit filed i
in support of the petition, the High
Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to
consider petitioner
objections dated 17.03.2026
Pending disposal of WP 9374 of 2026 on the
file of the High Court.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the
affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of SRI V
SRINIVASULA REDDY Advocate for the Petitioners, GP FOR HOME
for the
Respondent Nos.1 to 5, the Court made the following.
ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to take out personal notice to the respondent Nos. 6 to 84 through RPAD and file proof of service before the registry.
Post the matter after four (04) weeks.
In the meanwhile, the respondents are directed to consider the representations made by the petitioners on 17.03.2026 and 18.03.2026 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.
Sd/-K.SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECT ION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, State of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi-522238, Amaravathi, Guntur District.
2. Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri, Guntur District- 522503.
3. Inspector General of Police, South Costal Zone Guntur Range Guntur District-522001
4. The Superintendent of Police, Narasaraopet-522601 Palnadu District,.
5. The Superintendent of Police, Bapatla-522101, Bapatia District.(1 to 5 by RPAD)
6. One CC to SRI. V SRINIVASULA REDDY Advocate [OPUC]
7. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME ,High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
8. One spare copy KSR HIGH COURT DR, J DATED:09/04/2026 Post the matter after four (04) weeks.
ORDER WP.No.9374 of 2026 DIRECTION