APHC010594242022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED Between: 1. D JANAKI RAMA RAJU, S/O. LATE JAGANATHA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC CONTRACT LECTURER (TELUGU), GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GANAPAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE ADDITIONAL JOINT DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FACILITY, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGES, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, RAJAMAHINDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. THE PRINCIPLE, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GANAPAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED FROM APAT NO: 652/2022 D JANAKI RAMA RAJU, S/O. LATE JAGANATHA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC CONTRACT LECTURER (TELUGU), GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GANAPAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. THE ADDITIONAL JOINT COLLECTOR/DRO/CHAIRMEN, THE DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FACILITY, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGES, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, RAJAMAHINDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. PRINCIPLE, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GANAPAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] FRIDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI FROM APAT NO: 652/2022 D JANAKI RAMA RAJU, S/O. LATE JAGANATHA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC CONTRACT LECTURER (TELUGU), GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GANAPAVARAM, WEST ...PETITIONER REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. COLLECTOR/DRO/CHAIRMEN, THE DISTRICT SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT FACILITY, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGES, WEST THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, RAJAMAHINDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. PRINCIPLE, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, ...RESPONDENT(S): RC,J W.P.(AT) No.652 of 2022 2 declare the action of the respondents not extending the benefit of age of superannuation from 58 years to 60 years is highly, illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and contrary to Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, apart from violation of Article 14,16 and 21 of Constitution of India and Consequently direct the respondent to continue the applicants as Contract Degree College Lecturer till attaining the age of 60 years as per Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act with all consequential benefits and to 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 to vacate the Interim Orders passed by this Hon'ble Tribunal on 23.04.2019 in O.A.No.602 of 2019 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 vacate the orders passed in O.A.No.602/2019 renumbered as W.P.(AT).No.652/2022 order dated:23.04.2019 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T S N SUDHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following: ORDER This writ petition has been filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not extending the benefit of age of superannuation from 58 years to 60 years. RC,J W.P.(AT) No.652 of 2022 3 2. Sri TSN Sudhakar, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had already attained 60 years of age and retired from service and hence this writ petition may be closed. 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, nothing remains for adjudication and therefore, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date:31.10.2025 RR