APHC010962462018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 46475/2018 Between: 1. KALLEPALLI VENKATA RAO, S/O CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RETIRED ASSISTANT PROJECT OFFICER(ADMINISTRATION), D.R.D.A., VIZIANAGARAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AT VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SOCIETY FOR ELIMINATION OF RURAL POVERTY (SERP), VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, D.R.D.A., VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. 5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, D.R.D.A., VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, VIZIANAGARAM ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the 2 High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the salaries of the petitioner from 01-08-2016 to 31-01-2018 as being arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of Article 14,16, 21 and 300- A of the Constitution of India besides being contrary to the Judgment of the Honourable Apex Court in in C.A.No.010776- 010780 of 2017 (Dairy No.23701 of 2017) dated 09-08-2017, Judgment of Honourtable High Court in W.P.No.21304 of 2017 dated 03-04-2018 and the Judgment of Honourable High Court in W.A.No.995 of 2018 dated 01-08-2018 and consequently hold that the petitioner is entitled for the salaries for the period from 01-08-2016 to 31-01-2018 with an interest of 18 percent per annum with all consequential benefits and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 direct the respondents to forthwith consider the claim of the petitioner and dispose the representations of the petitioner which were made to the 3rd and 5th respondents on 18-04-2018 and 19-07-2018 respectively in the light of the Judgment of Honourable High Court in W.P.No.21304 of 2017 dated 03-04-2018 and the Judgment of Honourable .High Court in W.A.No.995 of 2018 dated 01-08-2018 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A PHANI BHUSHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. RAVITEJA PADIRI 2. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV (AP) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 46475 of 2018 The Court made the following Order: Sri A.Phani Bhushan, learned counsel for the petitioner appearing through Video Conference would submit that the petitioner is not willing to prosecute the present Writ Petition any further and hence, he may be permitted to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 2. Learned Additional Government Pleader representing the State is in attendance. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI Dated: 21.08.2025 PSA 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 46475 of 2018 Date: 21.08.2025 PSA