APHC010167502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 8900/2025 Between: B Prabhakar Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The Ap State Co Operative Rural Irrigation Corporation Ltd and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II 2 CGR, J W.P.No.8900 of 2025 The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in not implementing the G.O.Ms.No.138 Finance (HR.IV-FR) Department dated 08.08.2017 for continuation of petitioner service upto the age of 60 years while continuing the similarly situated employees of the same Corporation inspite of the orders passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in S.L.P.Nos.14033-14034 of 2017 dated 05.05.2017 and the orders of the Division Bench of the Hon’ble High Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018 in W.P.No.15983 of 2018 dated 30.04.2018 against the same Corporation and taking steps to discontinue the petitioner service after completion of 58 years as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently declare the petitioner is entitled to continue upto the age of 60 years without there being any break in service with all continuity and with pay and allowances and pass such other order or orders…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri K.Narsi Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1st respondent and learned Government Pleader for Agriculture and Cooperation appearing for the 2nd respondent. 3. During hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court by learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent that in similar circumstances, the Coordinate Bench of this Court passed an order dated 14.03.2023 in W.P.No.6084 of 2023 and in W.P.No.19217 of 2020 dated 06.11.2020, directing the respondents to continue the services of the 3 CGR, J W.P.No.8900 of 2025 petitioner upto 60 years, relying on the orders passed in W.P.No.7043 of 2019 dated 07.08.2019. 4. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is allowed extending the same benefit and whereby the service of the petitioner is directed to be extended upto 60 years by the 1st respondent Corporation. Office is directed to enclose a copy of the order passed in W.P.No.6084 of 2023, W.P.No.19217 of 2020 and W.P.No.7043 of 2019 to this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 07.04.2025 KBN