APHC010201402018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8756/2018 Between: 1. MANDADI NAGI REDDY, S/O M.VENKATA REDDY, . AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 2. MANDULA GURUSWAMY, S/O M.CHINNASUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 3. NEELI RANGA RAO, S/O N.NARAYANA, AGED ABOTIT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 4. MADDALA LAKSHMI NARAYANA, S/O M.VENKATASWAMI, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 5. GARIKE NARASIMHULU, S/O G.CHINNA NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 6. KINNERA MALLEM KONDAIAH, S/O K.KONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP, 7. MANGALI SHANKARAIAH, S/O M.PEDDASHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI 2 DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP, 8. SUDDULA PARAMESWARUDU, S/O S,VENKATARAMANA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM,KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 9. GODA NAGESWARA RAO, S/O G.PEDDAANKALAIAH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP 10. MALAPATI VENKATA RAMANA, S/O M.VENKATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, 11. KOMMARA BABU, S/O K.CHINNA THIPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 12. PINNA SUDHAKAR, S/O P.RAMACHANDRUDU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 13. YARAGUNTLA MALLESWARI, S/O Y.LINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 14. TANGUTURI LINGA REDDY, S/O T.YELLA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 15. BOTCHU MALLIKARJUNA REDDY, S/O B.VEERA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 16. GUNDLA VYKUNTAM, S/O G.BALAKASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 17. BATTULA NAGAPARAMESWARUDU, S/O B.SUBBARAYUDU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 3 WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 18. CINGINENI NAGAMALLAIAH, S/O C.RANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. 19. SIDDULA NARAYANA, S/O S.VENKATESHARN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, WORKING AS GARDENER,. SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AP. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOVVMENTS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS, AP ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, GOLLAPUDI, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI BRAHMARAMBA MALLIKARJUNA SWAMYVARI DEVASTHANAM, SRISAILAM, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioners in the existing regular posts of Gardeners in the 3rd respondent devasthanam and continuing them as daily wage employees on nominal daily wage basis for last 20 years, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the petitioners in the post of Garderners within the time 4 scale attached to the said post of gardeners in the 3rd respondent devasthanam, and. Pass 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 grant time scale attached to the posts of Gardeners , to the petitioners, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 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 vacate the interim order granted dated 16.03.2018 in IA No.1 of 2018 in WP No. 8756 of 2018 and dismiss the Writ Petition devoid of merits. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. N BHARAT BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. T VENU GOPAL SC FOR ENDOWMENTS (RAYALASEEMA REGION) 2. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8756 of 2018 The Court made the following Order: Sri N.Bharat Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that in pursuance of the interim order dated 16.03.2018, the respondents passed orders rejecting the petitioners’ representation and therefore, the petitioners filed another Writ Petition challenging the said rejection order. Hence, the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication. 2. Learned Additional Government Pleader representing the State is in attendance. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI Dated: 03.09.2025 PSA 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8756 of 2018 Date: 03.09.2025 PSA