APHC010139332025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 7087/2025 Between: 1. APHMEL STAFF AND WORKERS UNION, REGD. NO. G- 1207, REGD. OFFICE AT APHMEL, KONDAPALLI, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SRI YL KANTHA RAO ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE/ENERGY DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, YELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, YELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. THE SINGARENI COLLIERIES COMPANY LTD, REP. BY ITS CHAINNAN, KOTHAGUDEM COLLIERIES BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM DISTRICT , TELANGANA STATE - 507 101 (ALSO WORKING AS DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS APHMEL, NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH) 4. ANDHRA PRADESH HEAVY MACHINERY AND ENGINEERING LTD, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, KONDAPALLI, IBRAHIMPATNAM MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH 2 5. ANDHRA PRADESH HEAVY MACHINERY AND ENGINEERING LTD, REP. BY ITS CHIEF PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION AND VIGILANCE OFFICER, KONDAPALLI, IBRAHIMPATNAM MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT 6. THE STATE OF TELANGANA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE/ENERGY DEPARTMENT DR BR AMBEDKAR TELANGANA SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA 500 022 ...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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the impugned inaction of the 4th Respondent in not enhancing the age of superannuation of all the eligible employees of the 4th Respondent Corporation from 58 years to 60 years in line with GO Ms No. 147, Finance (HR IV-FR) Department Dt. 30.06.2014 GO Ms No. 102 Dt. 27.06.2017 or to enhance to 61 years as per 3rd Respondents Circular Ref No. CRP/PER/C/016/2042 Dt. 12.08.2021 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the 4th Respondent to enhance the Age of Superannuation of all the eligible employees of the 4th Respondent Corporation from 58 years to 60 years (or) to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y V ANIL KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Writ Petition No.7087 of 2025 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file fresh writ petition. 2. Permission as sought for is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed, granting liberty to the petitioner to file fresh writ petition. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending consideration, if any, in this case shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date:08.07.2025. cs