APHC010098652021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5673/2021 Between: 1. S VIJAY LAKSHMI, W/OLATEPYDIBHASKARA RAO, AGED 41YEARS, OCC.CLERK THE VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,NO M-307 PORT AREA, VISAKHAPATNAMDISTRICT. 2. P.RADIKA DEVI, W/O V.SHIRDHAR, AGED 36 YEARS, OCC. CLERK THE VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,NO M-307 PORT AREA, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATHI,GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, ,NO M-307 PORT AREA,VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT /PERSON IN CHARGE COMMITTEE 3. THE VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, NO M-307 PORT AREA,VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE DIVISIONAL COOPERATIVE OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 2 ...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 topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Prespondent in issuing Memo No Estt/77/2020 dated 26-02-2021 in rejecting the claim of the petitioners for regularizing the services and also for payment of the Minimum regular time scale as illegal, arbitrary and Un-constitutional and contrary to the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2017(1) SCC. 1 in the state of Punjab and others Verses Jagjitsingh and others and consequently set aside the rejection order in Memo No Estt/77/2020 dated 26-02-2021 and direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners and also to pay the Minimum regidlar time scale to the petitioners under the principles of Equal pay, Equal work as per the Judgment of the Honble Supreme Court reported in 2017(1) SCC.1 in the state of Punjab and others Verses Jagjitsingh and others with all incidental and consequential benefits duly taking into consideration the length of service put by the petitioners and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 pleased to direct the respondents to pay the Minimum regular time scale to the petitioners as per the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2017(1) SCC 1 in the state of Punjab and others Verses Jagjitsingh and others pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. Y HEMA CHANDER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. SIVA SANKARA RAO BORRA 2. GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5673/2021 ORDER: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted a court slip seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. 2. Permission as sought for is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 22.04.2026 TTPPSS 4 37 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5673/2021 22.04.2026 TTPPSS