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2025 DAILYLAW 25359 (AP)

V V N S VARALAKSHMI v. State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/18008/2025 · 2025-07-16

Nyapathy Vijay

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APHC010357352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH^^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 18008 OF 2025 Between: V V N S Varalakshmi, W/o. Late.V.V.Subbi Reddy, Female, aged 45 years, Occ: Part Time Instructor (Work Education) Craft R/o.D.No. 13-2-4/5, Jaggayya Cheruvu, Pithapuram, Kakinada District. ...Petitioner AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, (School Education Department), Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. Guntur District. A.P. 2. State Project Director, Samagra Siksha, A.P. Opp; Telugu Desam Party Office, Mangalagiri. Guntur District 3. AddI Project Coordinator, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Kakinada. Kakinada District. 4. The District Collector, Kakinada. Kakinada District. 5. Mandal Educational Officer, Mandal Parishad, Samalkot. 6. Head Master, Z.P.P. High School, Unduru(V), Samalkot Mandal, Kakinada District. ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in not considering petitioner's Representations dated 24/4/2023 and 26-06-2025 to Re-engage into service as Part Time lnstructor(Work Education) Craft post as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and clear violation of Principles of Natural Justice and clear violation of Articles 14, 21 and 311 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the Respondents to consider Representations dated 24-04-2023 and 26-06-2025 to Re-engage into service as P.T.I (Part Time Instructor) (Work Education) Craft post. 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 Re-engage into service as P.T.I. (Part time instructor) (Work Education) Craft Post by considering the petitioner's Representations dated:24-04-2023 &26-06-2025 pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B P RAJU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following order: % APHC010357352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO; 18008/2025 Between: 1.V V N S VARALAKSHMI, W/0. LATE.V.V.SUBBI REDDY, FEMALE, AGED 45 YEARS, OCC PART TIME INSTRUCTOR (WORK EDUCATION) CRAFT R/O.D.NO.L3- 2-4/5, JAGGAYYA CHERUVU, PITHAPURAM. KAKINADA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL EDUCATIONGOVERNMENT,( SECRETARIATVELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. GUNTUR DISTRICT. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT), A.P. 2.STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR, SAMAGRA SIKSHA, A.P. OPP TELUGU DESAM PARTY OFFICE, MANGALAGIRI. GUNTUR DISTRICT 3.ADDL PROJECT COORDINATOR, SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN, KAKINADA. KAKINADA DISTRICT. 4.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA. KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5.MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MANDAL PARISHAD, SAMALKOT. 6.HEAD MASTER, Z.P.P. HIGH SCHOOL, UNDURU(V), SAMALKOT MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT. TO SECRETARY ...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 tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in not considering petitioner's Representations dated 24/4/2023 & 2 ^4 and Education) Craft post as highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and clear violation of Principles of Natural Justice and clear violation of Articles 14,21 and 311 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the Respondents to consider Representations dated 24-4-2023 and 26-6- 2025 to Re-engage into service as P.T.I (Part Time Instructor) (Work Education) Craft post and pass such lA NO: 1 OF 2025 26-6-2025 to Re-engage into service as Part Time lnstructor(Work 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents to Re-engage into service as PTI. (Part time instructor) (Work Education) Craft Post by considering the petitioner's Representations dated;24-4-2023 &26-6-2025 pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.B P RAJU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.18008 OF 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed in not considering the Petitioner’s representations dated 24.04.2023 and 26.06.2025 to re-engage her into service as Part Time Instructor (Work Education) Craft post as illegal and arbitrary. The Petitioner was qualified in B.A. Examination in the year, 2016 and thereafter, passed Technical Teachers’ Certificate in Higher Grade in Tailoring and Embroidery in the year 2013. While so, on the basis of her qualifications, the Pestitioner joined as Part Time instructor (Work Education) Craft Post in Respondent No.7-School in the year 2015 and continued till 2022. In the interregnum, the husband of the Petitioner expired in the year 2016 and on account of the ill-health of the daughter of the Petitioner, she had to attend on her at Bangalore and it was in that context, she could not attend work. Subsequently, after the recovery of the daughter’s health, the Petitioner submitted representations to re-engage her into service vide representations referred above. As they were not being considered, the present writ petition is 2. filed. Learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 submits that the representation of the Petitioner was considered by passing a speaking order vide Lr.Rc.No.1102-A2(SS)/2025 dated 15.07.2025. 3. 4 Having heard the respective counsels, there is no dispute to the Petitioner’s ability and qualification in discharging her work as Part Time Instructor and she successfully discharged from 2015 to 2022. The reason given by the Petitioner for her disability to attend the job of a teacher was on account of her daughter’s ill health and the same is not in dispute even in the order of rejection, dated 15.07.2025. Considering the contractual nature of employment and fact that the Petitioner suffered family problems, there is no hindrance for her case to be considered by the Respondent authorities 4. positively. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Respondent authorities to reconsider the case of the Petitioner for employment as Part Time Instructor as there is no financial loss. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. Consequently, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRY //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER S To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, (School Education Department), Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The State Project Director, Samagra Siksha, A.P. Opp Telugu Desam Party Office, Mangalagiri. Guntur District 3. The AddI Project Coordinator, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Kakinada. Kakinada District. 4. The District Collector, Kakinada. Kakinada District. 5. The Mandal Educational Officer, Mandal Parishad, Samalkot. >■ The Head Master, Z.P.P. High School, Unduru(V), Samalkot Mandal, Kakinada District. One CC to Sri B P Raju, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Services II, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] Two CD Copies 6. 7. 8. 9. TF HIGH COURT DATED: 17/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 18008 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS