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APHC010152272025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3526] WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT APPEAL No:406 of 2025 Between: The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh and 2 others
...Appellants
AND Dr.N.Rasoool, S/o. No.Chinna Kasim, Aged about 44 years, Occ: Lecturer in Telugu Sri Sai Baba National Degree College Ananthapuramu R/o. Door No.2856611 LIG 52, Housing board Colony, Ananthapuramu, Ananthapuramu District and another
...Respondents
Counsel for the Appellants: 1. GP for Higher Education Counsel for the Respondents: 1. Sri B.S.Venkata Ramesh
2. Sri V.V.Prabhakara Rao The Court made the following Judgment: (per NJS,J)
Heard Dr. Y Raghava, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education. Also heard
learned counsel representing the respondent/writ petitioner.
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2. At the time of considering the matter, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that in similar circumstances, a Division Bench of this Court, after recording the submissions made on behalf of learned counsel on both sides, opined that the State has to consider the case of the each employee duly taking into account their terms of appointment etc., and
disposed of a batch of writ appeals vide W.A No.1193 of 2023, etc., by an
order dated 23.08.2024. The relevant portion of which reads as follows:-
11. “…The case of each of the respondent/employees has to be considered individually on merits and appropriate orders must be passed against each of the employee. There cannot be an omnibus
consideration of the cases of the respondents and it is not expected that the State shall pass an omnibus order in the cases of all similarly placed employees who are seeking regularization. The State has to consider each case of the employee duly taking into account their terms of employment and whether the private colleges have followed the procedure stipulated under the GO for selecting the respondents. The State ought to also consider the terms and conditions of employment before passing the detailed order. The respondents shall submit individual applications to the appellants within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. The respondents shall also submit the relevant annexures, such as, the appointment letter service record if any available with the respondents and any other documents relating to their claim for absorption into aided posts.
12. The appellants shall pass appropriate orders preferably within a period of 8 (eight) weeks after receipt of such representations from the respondents. With these observations the writ appeals are disposed of, without costs.”
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3. The learned counsel for the respondents has not disputed the said orders and in the light of the submissions made, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ appeal on similar lines, leaving it open to the respondents to make new applications to the appellants, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, along with the relevant annexures. On receipt of such representations/applications, the appellants shall pass appropriate orders preferably, within a period of eight (08) weeks thereafter.
4. With the above observation, the Writ Appeal is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
_________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA
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JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 09.04.2025 LSP
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO
WRIT APPEAL No:406 of 2025
Date: 09.04.2025 LSP