1 APHC010632592018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 30270/2018 Between: K.s.s. Sagaram, ...PETITIONER AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 2. KOTESWARA RAO KAPPERA SC For Endowments The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…..to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the minimum time scale to the petitioner in the cadre of Junior Assistant cum Computer Operator along with all consequential and monetary benefits as bad, 2 illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend the time scale to the petitioner in the cadre of Junior Assistant cum Computer Operator in the 3rd respondent temple along with all consequential and monetary benefits and pass and pass such other order or orders……” 2. None represented for the petitioner. 3. Sri Kappera Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Endowments, appearing for the 3rd respondent temple, would submit that they have complied with the interim order passed by this Court vide I.A.No.1 of 2018, dated 27.08.2018. Learned Standing Counsel would submit that the petition may be disposed of recording the same. 4. For ready reference, the interim order passed by this Court on 27.08.2018, is extracted hereunder: “Petitioner is working as Junior Assistant cum Computer Operator in third respondent temple. In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in State of Punjab & others Vs Jagjit Singh and others {2017 (1) SCC 148} even the full time employee is entitled to payment of minimum of time scale of pay, attached to the post. By way of interim order the respondents are directed to extend the benefit of minimum of time scale of pay attached to the post of Junior Assistant cum Computer Operator.” 3 5. In the light of the submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of making the interim order as absolute. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 09.04.2025 ARR 4 90 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 30270/2018 Dt.09.04.2025 ARR