1 APHC010236962016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 42518 OF 2016 Between: 1. K.Satti Babu, S/o. Late K.Appa Rao,, Occ: Prasadam Carrier/Attender, R/ o. Rajupeta Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari. 2. Badda Nookalamma, W/o. Darabbai,, Occ: Sweeper, R/o. Lova Kutturu, Tuni, East Godavari. ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep: by its Principal Secretary, Revenue(Endowments) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, Dharmika Bhavan, Boggulakunta, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple, Lova Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari District, Rep: by its Executive Officer. ...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 order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the 2 time scale as Prasadam Carrier in the cadre of attender and Sweeper in the last grade service in the 3rd respondent temple basing on the resolution dated: 06.11.2016 passed by the Trust Board of the 3rd respondent temple as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14 & 16 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale to the petitioner No.1 as Prasadam Carrier in the cadre of Attender and Petitioner No.2 as Sweeper in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple and to grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits Counsel for the Petitioners: V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) Counsel for the Respondents:KOTESWARA RAO KAPPERA SC For Endowments The Court made the following order: The writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following main relief: “to issue a writ order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the time scale as Prasadam Carrier in the cadre of attender and Sweeper in the last grade service in the 3rd respondent temple basing on the resolution dated: 06.11.2016 passed by the Trust Board of the 3rd respondent temple as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14 & 16 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale to the petitioner No.1 as Prasadam Carrier in the cadre of Attender and Petitioner No.2 as Sweeper in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple and to 3 grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits and to pass......” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Standing counsel for 3rd respondent jointly submitted that the petitioners were accorded minimum time scale and the cause in the writ petition already fulfilled, as such, no further orders are necessary. 3. Recording the submission made by both the counsels, the writ petition is closed and the connected Contempt Case is also closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date:17.10.2025 Rns 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.42518 of 2016 Date: 17.10.2025 RNS 5