1 APHC010120892018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 5299/2018 Between: 1. L. OBUL REDDY, S/O L.OBUL REDDY, 38 YEARS, ELECTRICIAN, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, KADAPA R/O BUSIREDDIPALY, KADAPA 516 001, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. N. PRASAD RAO, S/O W.KRISHNA MURTHY RAO, 45 YEARS, ELECTRICIAN, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, KADAPA R/O 5/12, BHUJANGA RAO STREET, KADAPA 516 001, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. L. SIVA PRASAD, S/O SAMBASIVA REDDY, 36 YEARS, ELECTRICIAN, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, KADAPA R/O OBULREDDIPALY, KADAPA 516 001, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, VEMANAPURAM, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY, 2 VEMANAPURAM, KADAPA, YSR 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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondents University in not sanctioning petitioners the pay scale attached to the post of Electrician qualified viz., Rs. 17,890/ in the Revised Pay Scales of 2015 as per rules and further declaring that petitioners are entitled to be given the pay scale meant for qualified Electrician from the date when they were extended the benefit of payment of pay scale with all consequential benefits and pass such other order or orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 direct the respondents to release the petitioners the pay attached to the post of qualified Electrician viz., Rs. 17,890/ in the Revised Pay Scales of 2015 pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M SRIKANTH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. TENEPALLI NIRANJAN (SC FOR Y V UNIVERWSITY)) 2. C BALAJEE 3. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3, filed counter and stated that the representations of the petitioners to consider their academic and technical qualification to fix their pay scale as per the Revised Pay 3 Scales, 2015, were considered. Learned Standing Counsel would further submit that the petitioners were paid the revised pay scales from October, 2019. 2. For ready reference, the relevant portion in the counter, is extracted hereunder: “.......as claimed by the petitioners we humbly state that the representations have been received from petitioners to consider their academic and technical qualifications and to fix the pay scale as per Revised Pay Scales, 2015. In this regard, I respectfully submit that the university favorably considered their request in the interest of their welfare and accordingly made provisions in the budget for their payment of scales as per Revised Pay Scales, 2015. Accordingly, they were paid Rs.17890/- with effect from October, 2019 and relevant proof is appended for your kind perusal. Therefore, we respectfully state that the university has no intention to harm their interests and discriminate them and as such the pay scale earlier paid as per Executive Council Resolutions.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that recording the same, the writ petition may be disposed of. 4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 04.07.2025 ARR 4 183 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 5299/2018 Dt.04.07.2025 ARR