IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 13773 OF 2025 Between: 1. J. V. Ganeswara Rao, S/o. late Satyanarayana, aged 55 years Occ; MPHEO, PHC Vadachipurupally, Parwada Mandal, Anakapally District. G.Syamala Rao, S/o. John, aged 51 years Occ: MPHEO, PHC Anandapuram Visakhapatnam District. 2. ...PETITIONERS AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. The Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, AP Gollapudi, Vijayawada Krishna District. The Regional Director of Medical and Health Services Zone-1, at Visakhapatnam. 1. 2. 3. ...RESPONDENTS 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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in not considering the petitioners representation dated 16-4-2025 and 21-4-2025 for treating the waiting period from 26-9- 2023 to 24-12-2024 (i.e. from the date of status quo order to till the date of reposting orders ) as on duty in the cadre of MPHEOs as illegal arbitrary and un constitutional and consequentially the Hon’ble High Court may pleased to direct the ^ ■ respondents herein to consider the representation dated 16-4-2025 2r-4-2025. and ■ e 'x ■ lA NO: 1 OF 2025 ■ % 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 consider the petitioners representation dated 16-4-2025 and 21-4-2025 for treating the waiting period from 26-9-2023 to 24-12-2024 2024 ( i.e. from the date of status quo order to till the date of reposting orders) as on duty, pending disposal of the present writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners ; SRI M. R. TAGORE Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court at the stage of admission made the following: ORDER APHC010268642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 13773/2025 Between: J V Ganeswara Rao and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.MR TAGORE ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I 2 HCGRJ W.P.No.13773 of 2025 Ths Court madG ths following ordGr: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s;- ... issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in not considering the petitioners representation dated 16-4-2025 and 21-4-2025 for treating the waiting period from 26-9-2023 to 24-12-2024 (i.e. from the date of status quo order to till the date of reposting orders) duty in the cadre of MPHEOs as on as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequentially the Hon’ble High Court may pleased to direct the respondents herein to consider the representation dated 16-4-2025 and 21-4-2025 and pass such other order or orders....” 2. Heard Sri M.R.Tagore, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Service-1 for respondents. 3. Petitioners while working as MPHEOs at different places were redeployed and posted to far off places of more than 200 kms. Challenging such redeployment orders they preferred W.P.No.25264 of 2023. This Court has passed an interim order dated 03.10.2023 directing respondents to maintain status quo as obtained as on 26.09.2023 and such order was extended from time to time. Later, inspite of continuing the petitioners at their original stations, despite orders of status quo, were sought to be relieved, they preferred C.C.No.4328 of 2024. At that juncture, respondents have issued reposting orders dated 24.12.2024 and petitioners are working at said places. Petitioners have accordingly, now filed representations dated 16.04.2025 and 21.04.2025 to respondents 3 HCGRJ W.P.Na.l3773of2025 requesting to treat the period from 04.10.2023 to 25.12.2024, as on duty, with all consequential benefits, which are stated to be pending. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it would 4. suffice to direct the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider and pass appropriate orders on aforesaid representations. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for 5. respondents on the other hand submits that representations of petitioners would be considered in accordance with law. 6. In view of aforesaid submissions, without expressing any opinion on merits of the matter, with the consent of both the learned counsel the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to consider and pass appropriate orders on petitioners’ representations dated 16.04.2025 and 21.04.2025, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the copy of orders to the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. SD/-K SRINIVASA RAJU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To. 1. The Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. r, 2. The Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, AP Gollapudi Vijayawada Krishna District. 3. The Regional Director of Medical and Health Services Zone-1 at Visakhapatnam. 4. One CC to Sri M. R. Tagore, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP for Services I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED: 17/06/2025 ORDER I 2tJUNJ0« ^ . Curreni tiecuon WP.No.13773 of 2025 Oj, DISPOSING OF THE W.P. AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS