V APHC010381472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0 THURSDAY,THE THIRTY FIRSt DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 19590 OF 2025 Between: A. Uma Maheswari, B.No. 6351, W/o K.K. Naidu, Aged about 60 Presently working as Public Health Worker, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam District. years. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Government of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 3. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Rep by its the Commissioner, Visakhapatnam District. Administration, ...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, particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the petitioner’s services with effect from 25.11.1993, while regularizing services of similarly placed employees, with effect from 25.11.1993, as illegal the arbitrary, and unconstitutional, being violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India consequentially direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner with consequential benefits including pensionary benefits, in terms of G.O. Ms. No. 212 dated 22.04.1994 and proceedings dated 07.01.2011. effect from 25.11.1993, and grant all pay fixation, seniority, promotion, and 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 regularize the services of the petitioner with effect from 25.11.1993, and grant all consequential benefits including pay fixation, seniority, promotion, and pensionary benefits, in terms of G.O. Ms. No.212 dated 22.04.1994 and proceedings dated 07.01.2011. No.212 dated 22.04.1994 and proceedings dated 07.01.2011. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K. R. SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR SERVICES-I Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI A.S.C.BOSE, SC FOR GVMC The Court made the following order: XT' 1 APHC010381472025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 19590/2025 Between: A Uma Maheswari ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KRSRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 19590/2025 The present Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the Respondents in not regularizing the services of the Petitioner with effect from 25.11.1993 while regularizing the services of similarly placed employees as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts leading to filing of the present Writ Petition are as follows: The Petitioner claims to have been appointed as N.M.R in the Respondent No.3 Corporation i.e., the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in the year 1982 and had been discharging her duties diligently since then. While so, 63 employees of Respondent No.3 Corporation, who were similarly placed, had filed O.A.No.8678 of 2011 before the then Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (APAT) seeking for regularization of the their services with effect from 25.11.1993 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212, dated 22.04.1994. The Tribunal, vide Order dated 08.11.2011, passed orders directing for regularization of the above 63 applicants with effect from 25.11.1993 in terms of G.0.1Vls>No.212, dated 22.04.1994 by placing reliance on a 3 judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of District Coilector/Chairman and Others v. M.L.Singh and others\ Pursuant to the Order of the Andhr*a Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, all the above 63 applicants were said to have been regularized by the Respondent Corporation vide G.O.R.T.No.252 dated 14.02.2014. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is also on the same footing as that of the applicants in O.A.No.8678 of 2011, and therefore, he seeks for extension of a similar benefit of regularization to the Petitioner. 4. Learned Standing Counsel seeks time to file Counter Affidavit. Having heard the respective counsel and considering the 5. fact that the Petitioner is said to be in employment from the year 1982, rather than waiting for the Counter Affidavit by the Respondent, this Court is of the opinion that the present Writ Petition can be disposed of with the following directions: 2009(8) see 480 4 (i) The Petitioner shall submit the representation to the Respondent Corporation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a‘ copy of this Order along with Service Particulars and necessary documents to establish her claim for regularization; and (ii) The representation of the Petitioner shall be considered by the Respondent Corporation as expeditiously as possible preferably not beyond three months from the date of receipt of the representation by the Petitioner. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. PRABHAKAR RAO ASSISTANT REGI^^AR //TRUE COPY// SE OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Development Department, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Commissioner and Director Government of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 3. The Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam District. 4. One CC to Sri K. R. Srinivas, Advocate [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sri A.S.C. Bose, SC for GVMC[OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for Services- I, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies. Municipal Administration and Urban of Municipal Administration, ssb w if. r xt HIGH COURT V, DATED:31/07/2025 § AUG 2025 m ^Currontseciion , ^ ORDER WP No.19590 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS