APHC010327312025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 16647 OF 2025 Between: K. Jayanthi, W/o. G. Suresh, Aged about 46 years, Working in Puttur Municipal Office as outsourcing Worker, NON PH Worker R/o. D No. 20-41, Chakalipet, Puttur, Tirupathi District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Municipal and Urban Development Department, Secretariat Bldgs, Guntur District. Amaravati, 2. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Govt, of Andhra Pradesh Sri Krishna Enclave, Annapurna Nagar, 5*^ Lane, 4/7, Inner Ring Road, Gorantia, Guntur District. 3. The Regional Joint Director, Municipal Administration Anantapur, Anantapur District. 4. AP Corporation for Outsourced Services Department, nd APCOS, 2 Floor, NTR Administration Block, P N Bus Station Vijayawada 520 001, Krishna District, Rep by its Chairman. 5. Puttur Municipality, Puttur, Chittoor Dist. Rep by its Commissioner. ...Respondent^ 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, declare the action of the 5*'" respondent in not allowing the petitioner to attend the duties as NON PH Worker (Outsourcing worker) w.e.f. (18.4.2025 by ignoring her 16 years and 8 months of service and without any notice is illegal, arbitrary and it offends Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 5**^ respondent to continue the petitioner as NON PH Worker (Outsourcing worker) as usual by paying salary in the interest of justice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 5**^ respondent to continue the petitioner as NON PH Worker (Outsourcing worker)as usual pending disposal of the above WP in the interest of justice in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI T. JANARDHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 : GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI K. BHIMA RAO, SC FOR APCOS Counsel for the Respondent No.5 : SRI GUDAPATI LAKSHMI NARAYANA, SC FOR MUNICIPALITY The Court made the following order: APHC010327312025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION No.16647 of 2025 Between: 1.K JAYANTHI, W/0. G SURESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, WORKING IN OUTSOURCING D.NO.20-41, CHAKALIPET, PUTTUR, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT. PUTTUR MUNICIPAL OFFICE AS WORKER, NON PH WORKER R/0. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BLDGS, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, , GOVT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SRI KRISHNA ENCLAVE, ANNAPURNA NAGAR, 5^^ LANE, 4/7, INNER RING ROAD, GORANTLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT, ANANTAPUR, ADMINISTRATION ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 4.AP CORPORATION FOR OUTSOURCED SERVICES (APCOS), 2 BUS STATION, VIJAYAV/ADA 520 001, KRISHNA DISTRICT, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN. ND FLOOR, NTR ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, P N 5.PUTTUR MUNICIPALITY, PUTTUR, CHITTOOR DIST. REP 2 CGRJ W.P.No.l6647of2025 BY ITS COMMISSIONER ...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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declare the action of the 5^^ respondent in not allowing the petitioner to attend the duties as NON PH Worker (Outsourcing worker) w.e.f. 10.4.2025 by ignoring her 16 years and 8 months of service and without any notice is illegal, arbitrary and it offends Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 5 respondent to continue the petitioner as NON PH Worker (Outsourcing worker) as usual by paying salary in the interest of justice and to pass necessary order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit. Counsel for the Petitioner: th 1.T JANARDHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. GUDAPATI LAKSHMI NARAYANA, STANDING COUNSEL The Court made the following: 3 CGR,J W.P.No.l6647of2025 ORDER: Heard Sri T. Janardhan Rao, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Services-I for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri Gudapati Lakshmi Narayana, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5. Petitioner assails the action of 5*'^ respondent-Municipality in not allowing her to attend to duties as Non-Public Health Worker 2. (Outsourcing Worker), despite having rendered 16 years and 8 months of service, without any prior notice or enquiry, as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioner has been engaged by 5*'^ respondent as Non-Public Health Worker on outsourcing basis with a consolidated salary and came to be appointed on 01.09.2008. She has been posted to work in Births & Deaths Registration Section and since then, she has 3. been discharging duties entrusted to her in the said Section. It is stated that she is not being allowed to attend to duties with effect from 10.04.2025, without any reason or notice. Representations dated 16.04.2025 and 19.05.2025 have been made to 5"^ respondent, requesting to permit her to attend to duties, which are stated to be pending. Learned Standing Counsel for 5*^ respondent has placed on record written instructions dated 08.07.2025 inter alia stating that as 4. CGR.J W.P.No.16647 of 2025 certain complaints were received against petitioner’s behavior while dealing with public in discharge of her duties in Births & Deaths Registration Section, in order to mitigate the inconvenience and administrative reasons, she was directed to work in Engineering Section. However, petitioner chose not to attend to duties and insisted the authorities to retain her in Births & Deaths Registration Section. Since petitioner is voluntarily abstaining from duty, she cannot claim that respondent is obstructing her to attend to duties. on 5. Learned counsel for petitioner, however, tried to dispute the aforesaid written instructions. 6. It appears, the petitioner has been in service, though on outsourcing basis, for the last more than sixteen years. It is not the case of 5'^ respondent that they have taken any steps to disengage her from service or prevent her from discharging duties. Rather, she was only shifted from one section to another section administrative reasons. The petitioner cannot insist authorities to continue her in Births & Deaths Registration Section, as she has no such right for continuation there and is, in fact, bound by the instructions of 5*'^ respondent to work in any other section. on 7. As learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is willing to move to Engineering Section and that 5*^ respondent has 5 CGR,J W.P.No.16647 of2025 also stated that they have neither disengaged her from prevented her from attending to duties in Engineering Section, recording the aforesaid statements, the Writ Petition is disposed of by directing 5*^ respondent to allow the petitioner to attend to duties in Engineering Section. There shall be no order as to costs. service nor As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SEC OFFICER To, The Principal Secretary, Municipal Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Bldgs, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Govt, of Andhra Pradesh Sri Krishna Enclave, Annapurna Nagar, Inner Ring Road, Gorantia, Guntur District. 3. The Regional Joint Director, Municipal Administration Anantapur, Anantapur District. 4. The Chairman, AP Corporation for Outsourced Services Floor, NTR Krishna District. 5. The Commissioner, Puttur Municipality, Puttur, Chittoor Dist. 6. One CC to Sri T. Janardhan Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Services I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. One CC to Sri K. Bhima Rao, SC for APCOS [OPUC] 9. One CC to Sri Gudipati Lakshmi Narayana, SC for Municipality [OPUC] 10. Two CD Copies 1. and Urban Development Amaravati, 5‘^ Lane, 4/7, Department nd APCOS, 2 Administration Block, P N Bus Station Vijayawada 520 001, Cnr f HIGH COURT CNR DATED:11/07/2025 C.C. IN ONE WEEK ORDER WP NO. 16647 OF 2025 X 1 9 JUL 2025 ; ^ Current Section ^ ‘ mt,f % DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS