APHC010315462019 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: 14703/2019 Between: Y. Gurunatha Reddy and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. A SAMIR KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR TRANSPORT (AP) 2. N SRIHARI ( SC FOR APSRTC ) The Court made the following: ORDER: The instant Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioners seeking indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ ... to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for records relating to ID No.30/2015 dated 26.02.2019 on the file of the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Visakhapatnam, published in the Gazette vide G.O.Rt.No.129 dated 16.04.2019 and quash the same as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for respondent-Corporation. Perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that the Petitioners worked in respondent-Corporation and retired from service on different dates. Further, respondent authorities did not pay the difference of gratuity amount to be paid to the petitioners. In this connection, petitioners made separate representations to the respondent authorities ventilating their grievance and 2 requested them to pay the difference of gratuity amount for the concerned years. Learned counsel would submit that a direction may be given to the respondent authorities to dispose of the representations of the petitioners which are pending with them. 4. Learned Standing Counsel would submit that the court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions made and a fair look at the material on record, admittedly, Petitioners worked and retired from the service in respondent-Corporation but the difference of gratuity amount is not paid to them till date. It is apposite to direct the respondent authorities to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders according to the governing rules and law, as expeditiously as possible. 6. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. DR.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Mjl/* 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Writ Petition No. 14703 of 2019 28.04.2025 Mjl /*