APHC010730532018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 38820/2018 Between: L.P.KUMAR, S/O.VENKATA VEERA RAGHAVULU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC:DRAUGHTSMAN IN SRI VENKATESWARA SWAMIVARI DEVASTHANAM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) DEPARTMENT, STATE SECRETARIAT AT VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, A.P., GOLLAPUDI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. SREE VENKATESWARA SWAMIVARI DEVASTHANAM, DWARAKA TIRUMALA, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 2. PULIPATI RADHIKA, 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 for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not extending the minimum time scale to the Petitioner in the cadre of 2 Draughtsman in the 3rd Respondent temple along with all consequential and monetary benefits as bad, illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents herein to extend the time scale to the Petitioner in the cadre of Draughtsman in the 3rd Respondent temple along with all consequential and monetary benefits .” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.Pulipati Radhi, learned Standing Counsel for Endowments would submit that they have complied with the interim order dated 29.10.2018 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2018 and Petitioner is receiving the minimum time scale as Draughtsman-II in the temple of Respondent No.3. Hence, no further orders are required and the petition may be disposed of. 3. None represented for the Petitioner. 4. Recording the submissions, 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:28.04.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.38820 of 2018 Dt.28.04.2025 Dinesh