APHC010145992013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 38635/2013 Between: 1. N. SURESH BABU,, S/O CHINNABBA RAJU, COMPUTER OPERATOR WORKING ON CONTRACT BASIS, 0/O THE ASST. DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION, SUB-DIVISION, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., RAILWAY KODUR, KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE A P SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED, (APSPDCL), TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, (HRD). 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, OPERATION, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., KADAPA, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., RAJAMPET, KADAPA DISTRICT. 4. THE ASST DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, OPERATION SUB-DIVISION, RAILWAY KODUR, A.P.S.P.D.C.L., KADAPA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in orally instructing the petitioner to dispense with the service of the petitioner as Computer Operator in the Office of the 4th respondent on contract labour 2 basis and further action of the respondents in trying to engage the services of other persons on contract basis without following due process of law, as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to continue the services of the petitioner in the respondent organization even through the new contractor, if necessary by imposing condition in the tender notification till the regular incumbent is appointed in the post and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 48018 OF 2013 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 continue the services of the petitioners as Computer Operator in the Office of the 4th respondent pending disposal of the writ petition and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N M KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondents not to disengage the petitioner and to engage other persons on contract basis without following due process of law. 2. This Court, on 22.01.2014, directed status quo to be maintained until further orders. 3. The petitioner appears to have been continued in service in terms of the engagement in pursuance of the interim orders, and this Court is not inclined to unsettle the same. 4. Recording the same, this Writ Petition is closed, leaving it open for the respondents to engage the petitioner’s services till the requirement. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 22.04.2026 PNS