APHC010174992025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 9242/2025 Between: S Indirani and others ...PETITIONER AND The State Of AP and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. POTTURI VIKRAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II 2 HCGR, J W.P.No.9242 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in extending the Minimum Time Scale of Pay to the petitioners in their respective cadres and in not considering the representation of the petitioners dated 08.03.2025 as bad, illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents to extend the minimum time scale to the petitioners from the date of the Commissioner proceedings in Rc.No.COE-11026/64/2018-A SEC-Endts dated 12.12.2018 and Govt. Memo No 3621/32/Endts.1(2)/2018 dated 05.12.2018 and pass such other order or orders…” 2. Heard Sri Pathi Siva Prasad, learned counsel, representing learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Gudipati Nagabhushanam, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2. 3. The petitioners claim that they were appointed on daily wage basis and working in Annadanam Division at 3rd respondent-Temple, since 2005 and they have completed nineteen years of service. They were paid consolidated amount on monthly basis. The persons who are discharging same work and working as regular employees are paid higher wages than the petitioners. The petitioners now claim the benefit of minimum time scale as paid to NMR/Contract employees. They have submitted representation dated 08.03.2025 to the 3rd respondent for extending minimum time scale. 3 HCGR, J W.P.No.9242 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this Court in W.P.No.15387 of 2024, which was instituted by persons who are working with 3rd respondent on daily wage basis, who claim minimum time scale, while disposing the writ petition, directed the respondents to consider the representation in terms of Memo No.36021/32/Endts.I(2)/2018, dated 05.12.2018 and also proceedings of Additional Commissioner, Endowments vide Rc.No.COE-11026/64/2018-A SEC-Endowments, dated 12.12.2018 and prayed to pass similar order. 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents submits that case of the petitioners will be considered in accordance with law and also as directed by this Court in W.P.No.15387 of 2024 dated 20.07.2024. 6. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider the representation made by the petitioners on 08.03.2025 in terms of Memo No.36021/32/Endts.I(2)/2018, dated 05.12.2018 and proceedings of the Additional Commissioner, Endowments Department vide Rc.No.COE-11026/64/2018-A SEC-Endowments, dated 12.12.2018 and pass appropriate orders, as expeditiously as 4 HCGR, J W.P.No.9242 of 2025 possible, preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of 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: 10.04.2025 KBN