1 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 APHC010628762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32691/2025 Between: 1. T JAGADEESWARA RAO, S/O SATYANARAYANA (LATE) AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PC 1951 DAR, ETCHERLA STF., SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MANAGALAGIRI. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SRIKAKULAM, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, declaring the Memo NO. 2102240 /ser.ll/A1/2023 dated 06.12.2023 issued by the 2nd respondent, as being 2 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 16, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and based on total non-application of mind and further contrary to the provisions contained in G.O.Ms. No.95 dt.3.4.2012 and consequently direct the 1st to 4th Respondents to reconsider the representation of the Petitioner, and grant Pay Protection as per the Last Pay drawn on Revised 7th Pay Commission or with advance increments of served years in accordance with the G.O.Ms.No.95, dt.03.04.2012, as per the 11th PRC and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 suspend the operation of the impugned proceedings in Memo NO. 2102240 /ser.ll/A1/2023 issued by the 2nd respondent office of the issued by the lst respondent with a direction to reconsider the representation and case of the writ petitioner to fix the pay and provide for protection of pay as per last pay drawn of the writ petitioner as per Revised 7th Pay Commission or with advance increments as per the 11th PRC of A.P., pending disposal of the writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VELURY RAGHURAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. VELURY RAGHURAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 3 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 APHC010628872025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32696/2025 Between: 1. GUDIVADA RAJU NAIDU, S/O. NARYANA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PC 3933 MVP POLICE STATION VISAKHAPATNAM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, MANAGALAGIRI. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, the inaction of the 1st to 4th respondents not granting pay protection and pay fixation as per the 7th Revised pay commission in accordance with the G.O MS NO. 95 dated 03.04.2012, or to 4 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 sanction with advance increments as per the revised 11 PRC , as being illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 16, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and based on total non-application of mind and further contrary to the provisions contained in G.O.Ms. No.95 dt.3.4.2012 and consequently direct the 1st to 4th Respondents to reconsider the representation of the Petitioner, and grant Pay Protection as per the Last Pay drawn on Revised 7th Pay Commission or with advance increments of served years in accordance with the G.O.Ms.No.95, dt.03.04.2012, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 direct the Respondents 1 to 4 to provide the Pay Protection and pay fixation to the Petitioner as per the Last Pay Drawn in accordance with the Revised 7th Pay Commission in accordance with the G.O.Ms.No.95, dt.03.04.2012,or sanction advance increments of served years as per the revised 11th PRC pending disposal of the above writ petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. VELURY RAGHURAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 5 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 COMMON ORDER: 1. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that the petitioners served in the Indian Army and were subsequently employed under the Ex-servicemen quota as Police Constables. 2. It is submitted that the petitioners were appointed in the State Civil Service with a pay scale of Rs.16,400 – 49,870/-. After the regularization of their services, their pay was revised. Both the petitioners were discharged from the Indian Army Forces during the 6th Pay Commission period, and they were re-employed in the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Service as Constables during the 7th Pay Revision Commission period. 3. It is submitted that the fixation of the petitioners’ pay is in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.95, dated 03.04.2012, and that the grant of regular pay under the 7th Pay Revision Commission ought to have been extended to the petitioners. 4. In this regard, this Court has considered similarly placed petitioners in W.P.Nos.28133, 28164 and 28527 of 2025 and directed the respondents to examine the claim of the petitioners for pay protection and pay fixation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.95, dated 03.04.2012. 5. Following the orders of this Court, the impugned memo denying pay protection is hereby set aside. There shall be a direction to the 6 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for protection of their pay in term of G.O.Ms.No.95, dated 03.04.2012. 6. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date:24.11.2025 NKA 7 HN, J W.P.No.32691 and 32696_2025 245 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NOS: 32691 and 32696 of 2025 Date: 24.11.2025 NKA