APHC010692532018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 33419/2018 Between: TAVVA VENKATA SUBBA RAO, S/O. BAPISETTY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SECONDARY GRADE TEACHER, BODAWADA, MANANDAGUNTA, PARCHUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DIRECTOR, AND COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, ANJANEYA TOWERS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ONGOLE, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE MANDAL EDUCATION OFFICER, PARCHUR MANDAL, PARCHUR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 5. SARADA AIDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, REP. BY MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, BODAWADA, PARCHUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A RAJENDRA BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: 2 “.... a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not regularising the period of dismissal from 01.01.2002 to 23.08.2005, and not fixing the pay of the petitioner in the revised pay scales of 2005, 2010 and 2015 by not paying the arrears of the salary in the revised pay scales is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of Art.14 and 16 of Constitution of India, and also colourable exercise of power and in violation of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, and to issue a consequential direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner for the period from 01.01.2002 to 23.08.2005 as on duty and to fix the pay scales of the petitioner in the revised pay scales of 2005, 2010 and 2015 by paying arrears of salary so fixed.” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri A.Rajendra Babu, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, in obedience to the interim order passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018, dated 20.09.2018, the Respondent- Authorities have passed an Order on the representation dated 17.02.2018 made by the Petitioner. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education placed the written instructions to that effect, on record. For ready reference, the written instructions are extracted hereunder: “I submit that, Tavva Venkata Subba Rao, SGT, Sarada Aided Elementary School, Bodawada, Parchur Mandal, Bapatla District Erstwhile Prakasam District has filed a WP.No.33419 of 2018 before the Hon'ble High Court of A.P., Amaravathi with a prayer to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not regularising the period of dismissal from 01.01.2002 to 23.08.2005 and not fixing the pay of the petitioner in the revised pay scales of 2005, 2010 and 2015 by not paying the arrears of the salary in the revised pay scales is arbitrary Illegal and violative of Art 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and also colourable exercise of power and in violation of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and to issue a consequential direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner for the period from 01.01.2002 to 23.08.2005 as on duty and to fix the pay scales of the petitioner in the revised pay scales of 2005 2010 and 2015 by paying arrears of salary so fixed. 3 In this regard, I submit that, the services of the petitioner were regularized for the period from 01.01.2002 to 23.08.2005 as on duty and paid the revised pay scales of 2005, 2010 and 2015 to the petitioner.” 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, recording the same, the petition may be disposed of, since no further orders are required. 5. In that view, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:02.04.2025 Dinesh 4 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.33419 of 2018 Dt.02.04.2025 Dinesh