APHC010850002017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 35931 OF 2017 Between: 1. D.Sridevi, D/o. Satyanarayana, Aged 42 years, Occ: Sweeper in Sri Kandukuri Rajyalakshmi College for Women (SKR College), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 2. Ch.Veera Mani, D/o. Nagaraju, Aged 35 years, Occ: Sweeper in Sri Kandukuri Rajyalakshmi College for Women(SKR College), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 3. M.N.Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Buchiraju, Aged 36 years, Occ: Attender in Sri Kandukuri Rajyalakshmi College for Women(SKR College), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District ...Petitioners AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. The Special Commissioner, Collegiate Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, ANR Towers, Pata Jammichettu Veedhi, Prasadampadu, Vijayawada. 4. The Regional Joint Director, Collegiate Education, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. 5. Sri Kandukuri Rajaylakshmi College for Women, (SKR College), Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, Rep: by its Correspondent. ...Respondents 2 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 time scale to the petitioners as Sweepers and Attender in the last grade service of the 5th respondent institution as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to extend the time scale as Sweepers and Attender in the 5th respondent institution and grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits and grant such other relief or relief's as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. IA NO: 1 OF 2017 (WPMP 44640 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 Counsel for the Petitioners: V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) The Court made the following ORDER: The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed seeking the following main prayer:- “…..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 to the petitioners as Attender in the last grade service of the 5th respondent institution as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3 respondents to extend the time scale as Attender in the 5th respondent institution and grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits and grant.…….” 2. The principal grievance of the petitioners is for non-payment of minimum time scale as sweeper in the last grade service of the 5th respondent college. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners, who appeared before the Court through virtual mode, submits that in view of the interim orders passed by this Court dated 01.11.2018, the respondents have been complying with the same and the petitioners are receiving minimum time scale. 4. On the other hand, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Standing Counsel submit that the respondents are complying with the interim orders passed by this Court and further undertake that the respondents would follow the procedure in vogue in respect of petitioners’ case. 5. In view of the submissions made by both the counsels and also the fact that the respondents have already extended minimum time scale to the petitioners, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of by recording the said submission. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of recording the submission made by the respondents’ counsels that they are paying minimum time 4 scale to the petitioners and undertakes to continue the same basing upon the changes from time to time. The interim orders passed by this Court dated 01.11.2018 are hereby made absolute. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending if any, shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 28.11.2025 Rns 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.35931 of 2017 Date: 28.11.2025 Rns