The High Court of Andhra Pradesh, in a significant ruling on judicial service matters, has quashed a 2022 final seniority list of District Judges. A division bench comprising Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam held that for a common recruitment year, seniority must be determined by the roster points prescribed in the service rules, and not by the date on which the government issues appointment orders for different recruitment streams. The court directed the preparation of a fresh seniority list in line with a previously settled 2017 list.

Background of the Case

The case involved three writ petitions filed by District Judges Guduri Rajani, G. Anwar Basha, and P. Bhaskara Rao. The petitioners were appointed as District Judges in 2016 through the 10% quota for Ac

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