APHC010393642017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 24310/2017 Between: 1. P. SREE RAMULU S/O P SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, R/O 27-2-424, 5TH CROSS ROAD, NEAR ADDALA SAIBABA TEMPLE, PADMAVATINAGAR, AC NAGAR EXTN NELLORE-524002 2. M UMA MAHESHWAR S/O M.KRISHNA MURTHY, R/O 27-3-156; SARASWATHI NAGAR BESIDE VINAYAKA MANDIR, NTR NAGAR, NELLORE-524002 3. CH. VENKATA SUBBU BALA RAMA RANI S/O. J. RAVI CHANDRA, R/O 30, 2ND FLOOR, LHAROMU BAZULLAH ROAD, T NAGAR, CHENNAI - 600017 4. C RAMACHANDRA S/O. A C VENKATAPPA, R/O BHARAMAKAVARIPALLE, MADANAPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DIST 5. C V NAGENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE C.V. SUBRAMANYAM, R/O 24-7-462, 2ND STREET, RAVINDRANAGAR, KONDAPAYAPLEM GATE NELLORE 6. SHAIK AREEF HUSSAIN S/O LATE SHAIK ABDUL KHUDDOOS, R/O 7-9- 1C, KATAM REDDY STREET, VAYUNANDANA PRESS STREET ROAD, KAVALI -524201 7. VOLETI VENKATA RANGA RAO S/O. VENKATESWARULU, R/O 9-4-4/2. BANDLA VARI STREET, NEAR OLD PRABHAKAR BAIDU HOSPITAL, NELLORE 8. Y SREENIVASULU S/O. LATE M.V. RAMANAIAH, R/O 10-15-49 C/2, SANTHINAGAR KAVALI 9. SHAIK ABDUL JAMEER S/O ABDUL SHAFT, R/O 10-420-1, PSR PARK STREET GUDUR-524101 10. B. GUNASEKHAR S/O. BANDARU RAMALINGAIAH, R/O 13-141, TAGORE STREET, GUDUR 11. A SUBRAMANYAM S/O A. PURUSHOTHAM, R/O 10-50-10, KATCHERI MITTA, KAVALI 2 12. A RAMESH S/O A. RAGHURAMAIAH, R/O 23-1-383. SAGILA VARI STREET FATHEKHANPET, NELLORE-524003 13. SAVALAM SREENIVASULU S/O. S. ANKAIAH, R/O 25-2-1579, 3RD STREET, PRAGATHI NAGAR, B BLOCK, PODALAKUR ROAD, AK NAGAR (POST) NELLORE 14. P. VENKATA RAMA RAJU S/0 P BALAIAH, R/O 26-14-856, NEAR SANGHA MITRA STREET, B V NAGAR, AK NAGAR POST, NELLORE-524004 15. Y SOWBHAGYA LAKSHMI D/O Y NAGESWAR RAO, R/O MOTHER THERESA INSTITUTIONS , MADANAPALLI ROAD, GANGAVARAM, PALAMANERU 16. SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE INSURANCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION, (AFFILIATED TO ALL INDIA INSURANCE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION) REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, C/O. LIC OF INDIA, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA CENTRAL OFFICE, JEEVAN BHEEMA MARG, YOGA KHSHEMA, NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI - 500 021, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN 2. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA SOUTH CENTRAL ZONAL, OFFICE, JEEVAN BHAGYA, OPP. SECRETARIAT, SAIFABAD, HYDERABAD - 500 063 REP. BY ITS ZONAL MANAGER. 3. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA JEEVAN PRAKASH, DURGAMITTA, NELLORE -524 003 REP. BY ITS SENOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 toto issue an order, direction or Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ to (i) declare the Circular No. ZO/MPPR/LGL/2017/165, dated 16-5-2017 communicated by the Executive Director (Personnel) to the Zonal Offices restrictin& the consideration for absorption only to those who are petitioners before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal or the names furnished by the Associations before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal as illegal and arbitrary; (ii) declare that the petitioners herein are concerned workmen in the award in I.D. No. 27 of 1991, dated 18-6-2001 on the file of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, New Delhi and entitled for absorption in terms of the said Award; (iii) direct the respondents to absorb the petitioners on, consideration of 85 days/70 days as the case may be with all consequential monetary benefits in terms of the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 18-3- 2015, 9-8-2016 and 22-22017 in C.A. No. 6950 of 2009 and batch 3 IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WVMP 3517 OF 2017 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 vacate the interim order passed in WPMP No. 30093 of 2017 in W.P. No. 24310 of 2017 Dt. 24- 07-2017 in the interest ofjustice IA NO: 2 OF 2017(WPMP 30093 OF 2017 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 absorb the petitioenrs herein in terms of the applications submitted by the fpetitioners pursuant to Notice dated 21-07-2015 along with others without reference to Circular No. ZO/MPPR/LGL/2017/165, dated 16-05-2017. IA NO: 3 OF 2017(WPMP 33375 OF 2017 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 extend the interim order granted extension of time for a further for a period of 8 weeks interim orders dated 24-07-2017 in WP.MP.No.30093 of 2017 in WP.NO. 24310 of 2017 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 pleased to Expedite the writ petition as it is covered by the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dt.27.04.2022 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. K UDAYA SRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. BATHULA RAJ KIRAN (SC FOR LIC ) The court made the following ORDER:- The instant writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India is filed seeking the following main prayer:- “…..to (i) declare the Circular No. ZO/MPPR/LGL/ 2017/165, dated 16-5-2017 communicated by the Executive Director (Personnel) to the Zonal Offices restricting the consideration for absorption only to those who are petitioners before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal or the names furnished by the Associations before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal as illegal and arbitrary; (ii) declare that the 4 petitioners herein are concerned workmen in the award in I.D. No. 27 of 1991, dated 18-6-2001 on the file of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, New Delhi and entitled for absorption in terms of the said Award; (iii) direct the respondents to absorb the petitioners on consideration of 85 days/70 days as the case may be with all consequential monetary benefits in terms of the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 18-3-2015, 9-8-2016 and 22-2-2017 in C.A. No. 6950 of 2009 and batch and pass…….” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Bathula Raj Kiran, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents LIC. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents LIC., appearing through online, fairly submits that the issue involved in the present case has been dealt with by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Miscellaneous Application No.1150 of 2019 in Contempt Petition (Civil) No.1921 of 2017 in Civil Appeal No.6950 of 2009 & batch. He submits that in view of the said Dictum, the petitioners' case would also be considered. 4. The relevant portion of the above referred judgment dated 27.04.2022 in Miscellaneous Application No.1150 of 2019 in Contempt Petition (Civil) No.1921 of 2017 in Civil Appeal No.6950 of 2009 & batch reads as under:- “….75. The dispute is now of an antiquity tracing back to nearly four decades. Finality has to be wrung down on the dispute to avoid uncertainty and more litigation. Nearly thirty-one years have elapsed since 1991. We have come to the conclusion that the claims of those workers who are duly found upon verification to meet the threshold conditions of eligibility should be resolved by the award of monetary compensation in lieu of absorption, and in full and final settlement of all claims and demands. Thus, this Court directs the following: (i) A fresh verification of the claims of workers who claim to have been employed for at least 70 days in Class IV posts over a period of three years or 85 days in Class III posts over a period of two years shall be carried out; 5 (ii) The verification shall be confined to persons who were working between 20 May 1985 and 4 March 1991; (iii)All persons who are found to be eligible on the above norm shall be entitled to compensation computed at the rate of Rs 50,000 for every year of service or part thereof. The payment of compensation at the above rate shall be in lieu of reinstatement, and in full and final settlement of all claims and demands of the workers in lieu of regularisation or absorption and notwithstanding the directions issued by this Court in TN Terminated Employees Association (supra); (iv)In carrying out the process of verification, the Committee appointed by this Court shall not be confined to the certified list before the CGIT and shall consider the claims of all workers who were engaged between 20 May 1985 and 4 March 1991; (v) For the purpose of verification, LIC shall make available all the records at the Divisional level to the Committee appointed by this Court; (vi)It will be open to the workers concerned or, as the case may be, the Unions and Associations representing them, to make available such documentary material in their possession for the purpose of verification; (vii) The process of verification shall be carried out independently without regard to the Dogra Report, which is held to be flawed; (viii) The payment of compensation in lieu of reinstatement shall be effected by LIC within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the report of verification by the Committee; and (ix) The task of verification shall be carried out by a Committee consisting of: (a) Mr Justice P K S Baghel, former Judge of the Allahabad High Court; and (b) Shri Rajiv Sharma, former District Judge and member of the UPHJS. LIC shall provide all logistical assistance to the Committee and bear all expenses, including secretarial expenses, travel and incidental expenses, as well as the fees payable to the members of the Committee. Justice P K S Baghel shall fix the terms of remuneration payable to the members of the Committee. 5. Considering the submissions made and in view of the above stated legal position, the respondents shall consider the case of the petitioners as per the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Miscellaneous Application No.1150 of 2019 in Contempt Petition (Civil) No.1921 of 2017 in Civil Appeal No.6950 of 2009 & batch. 6 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 29.10.2025 GVK 7 63 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.24310 of 2017 Date: 29.10.2025 GVK