K. Rajani Kumari, v. The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited,
WP/41846/2018 · 2025-06-24
Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
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APHC010866442018 s*' IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) '' ■■ y WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 41846 OF 2018 Between:
1. K. Rajani Kumari, W/o. V.V. Ratna Ram, aged about 42 years, Junior Assistant, O/o. Divisional Engineer/Operation/Gunadala, R/o. D.No.32-13- 55, Flat No.G4, Jagadeep Apartments, Boyapati Madhava Rao Road, Mogalraja Puram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. A. Deepa, W/o. A. Saravana, aged about 38 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL, Palamaner, Chittoor District, R/o. D.No.11-110/1, L.B. Nagar, Palamaner, Chittoor District. 3. D. Prasad Reddy, S/o. D. Venkata Reddy, aged about 37 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. Divisional / Engineer/Operation/Proddatur, R/o. D.No.3-114 Prakash Nagar, Kadapa District. 4. K. Kalyan Chakravarthy, S/o. S. Kanapala Sundara Rao, aged about 33 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL/Tenali,R/o. D.No.2-139, Kuchipudi Post, Amarthaluru Mandal, Guntur District. 5. Ch. Naga Lakshmi, W/o. Thota Rajesh Kumar, aged about 30 years, Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL/Pamarru, R/o. D.No.17/639-25, Battu Venkata Rathnam Street, Chowdary Peta, Gudiwada, Krishna District. 6. P. Aparna, W/o. K. Manohar Reddy, aged about 28 years, Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO town - ll/APSPDCL/Tirupati, R/o. D.No.14-1, Vaddi Sandhu, Chinna Gottigallu Mandal, Bhakarapet, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners AND
1. The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 2. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor road, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 3. The superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, 0pp. Rytu Bazar, PWD Grounds, Vijayawada. r ■jr
4. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution IF Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Railway Station Road, Koduru, Kadapa District. 5. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Sangadigunta, Guntur. ,6. Chief General Manager, (Human Resource Development), the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5 Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 7. The Joint Secretary, O/o. Chairman and Managing, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District.
...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 a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ and quash the notices of termination issued by respondents 2 to 5 herein dated 08-11- 2018 and 15-11-2018, and direct the respondents to continue the petitioners in service with all consequential benefits such as seniority and promotion. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not to terminate the petitioners from service in the category of Junior Assistants, pending disposal of the writ petition. lA NO: 1 OF 2019 Between:
1. The Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 2. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor road, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 3. The superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, 0pp. Rytu Bazar, PWD Grounds, Vijayawada. 4. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Railway Station Road, Koduru, Kadapa District. 5. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Sangadigunta, Guntur. 6. Chief General Manager, (Human Resource Development), the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 7. The Joint Secretary, O/o. Chairman and Managing, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. ...Petitioners/Respondents 1 to 7 AND
1. K. Rajani Kumari, W/o. V.V. Ratna Ram, aged about 42 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. Divisional Engineer/Operation/Gunadala, R/o. D.No.32-13- 55, Flat No.G4, Jagadeep Apartments, Boyapati Madhava Rao Road, Mogalraja Puram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. A. Deepa, W/o. A. Saravana, aged about 38 years.
Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL, Palamaner, Chittoor District, R/o. D.No.11-110/1, L.B. Nagar, Palamaner, Chittoor District. 3. D. Prasad Reddy, S/o. D. Venkata Reddy, aged about 37 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. Divisional/ Engineer/Operation/Proddatur, R/o. D.No.3-114 Prakash Nagar, Kadapa District. 4. K. Kalyan Chakravarthy, S/o. S. Kanapala Sundara Rao, aged about 33 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL/Tenali, R/o. D.No.2-139, Kuchipudi Post, Amarthaluru Mandal, Guntur District. 5. Ch. Naga Lakshmi, W/o. Thota Rajesh Kumar, aged about 30 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO/APSPDCL/Pamarru, R/o. D.No. 17/639-25, Battu Venkata Rathnam Street, Chowdary Peta, Gudiwada, Krishna District. 6. P. Aparna, W/o. K. Manohar Reddy, aged about 28 years. Junior Assistant, O/o. AAO/ERO town - ll/APSPDCL/Tirupati, R/o. D.No. 14-1, Vaddi Sandhu, Chinna Gottigallu Mandal, Bhakarapet, Chittoor District. ...Respondents/Petitioners 1 to 6 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 vacate the interim order granted in WP No.41846 of 2018 dated 29-11-2018. Counsel for the Petitioners : M/s. BHARADWAJ ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondents : SRI VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA, SC FOR APSPDCL The Court made the following; ORDER
\ APHC010866442018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 41846/2018 Between: K. Rajani Kumari, and Others ...PETITIONER{S) AND The Southern Power Distribution Company Of Andhra Pradesh Limited and Others Counsel for the Petitioner(S): ...RESPONDENT{S) 1.M/S BHARADWAJ ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent{S);
1. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL The Court made the following:
2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 41846/2018
ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with i the following prayer:
“ to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ and quash the notices of termination issued by respondent Nos. 2 to 5 herein dated 08.11.2018 and 15.11.2018 and direct the respondents to continue the petitioners in service with all consequential benefits such as seniority and promotion and grant ” None represented for the petitioners. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the APCPDCL for the respondents and the learned Standing
2. Counsel forCPDCL is in attendance. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents would submit that in pursuance of the interim orders passed by this Court dated 29.11.2018 in I.A.No.01 of 2018, the petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 6 are continuing in Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and the remaining petitioners are continuing in Central Power Distribution Company Limited. Learned Standing Counsel would further submit that no further orders are required in this matter
3. and the petition may be disposed of. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to
4. costs.
3 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions nending, if any, shall stand ^ SRJNfVAS assistant registrar closed.
//TRUE COPY// ScCiiON OFFICER To,
1. The Managing Director, Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Tirupati, Chittoor District.
2. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor road, Tirupathi, Chittoor District.
3. The superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, 0pp. Rytu Bazar, PWD Grounds, Vijayawada.
4. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Railway Station Road, Koduru, Kadapa District.
5. The Superintending Engineer/Operation, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, Vidyuth Bhavan, Sangadigunta, Guntur.
6. The Chief General Manager, (Human Resource Development), the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5, District.
7. The Joint Secretary, O/o. Chairman and Managing, the Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, D.No. 19-13-69/5, Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District.
8. One CC to M/s. Bharadwaj Associates, Advocate [OPUC]
9. One CC to Sri Venkata Rama Rao Kota, SC for APSPDCL [OPUC] lO.One CC to Sri V.V. Satish, SC for APEPDCL [OPUC]
11. Three CD Copies Srinivasapuram, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupati, Chittoor Cnr
HIGH COURT DATED:25/06/2025
ORDER WP 41846/2018 DISPOSING OF THE W.P.
WITHOUT COSTS