APHC010646112025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 34143/2025 Between: 1. T.U.S.BHASKARA RAO,, S/O. CHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETD. JUNIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, R/O. D. NO.30-245/246, RAJIV GRUHAKALPA COLONY, VISAKHANAGAR, ALMASGUDA, BALAPUR MANDAL, RANGA REDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, I AND C.A.D. (P.W) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PIP L AND M C DIVISION, NO.3, JAGGAMPETA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the 2 High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue appropriate Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the action of the 2nd respondent in not regularizing the services of the petitioner after completion of 2 years of service instead of 5 years who worked and retired as Junior Accounts Officer, Office of the Director of Employment and Training, A.P., Vijayawada as was done in the case of other employees of A.P. State Construction Corporation Limited as highly arbitrary, illegal and discrimination and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to extend the benefit of regularization after completion of 2 years of services instead of 5 years with all consequential benefits and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the representation dt. 06-10- 2023 made by the petitioner to regularize the services of the petitioner after completion of 2 years and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M KESAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.34143 of 2025 O R DE R: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of Respondent No.2 in not regularizing the services of the Petitioner after completion of 02 years of service, who worked and retired as Junior Accounts Officer in the office of the Director of Employment & Training, Vijayawada as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner was appointed as Work Assistant in the Andhra Pradesh State Construction Corporation Limited and worked in the aforesaid corporation upto 27.01.1988. Thereafter, Government issued G.O.Ms.No.88 dated 26.03.1993. Accordingly, Petitioner worked as Work Inspector in Irrigation Department. Later, Petitioner worked as Junior Assistant, Senior Assistant and Junior Accounts Officer between the years 2000 to 2019 in the offices of Director General of Police(Accounts Branch), Hyderabad, Director of N.C.C Department(Accounts Branch) Hyderabad, Commissioner of Printing Stationary & Stores Purchase, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad, Commissioner of Employement and Training (Accounts Branch), Vijayawada, A.P. Later, Petitioner retired from the service. Later, Petitioner retired in the year-2019. 4 3. The grievance of the Petitioner now is that all the employees of Andhra Pradesh State Construction Corporation Limited were regularized after completion of 02 years on the basis of the orders passed and seeks for similar benefit to the Petitioner. 4. It is an undisputed fact that the Petitioner retired from service in 2019, and the order relating to the Petitioner’s regularization pertains to the period when the Petitioner was employed in the Andhra Pradesh State Construction Corporation Limited. The cause of action for seeking regularization arose at that time. However, the present writ petition has been filed after a delay of more than 30 years. Therefore, due to this inordinate delay and latches, the writ petition cannot be sustained and is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand dismissed. ___________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 09.12.2025 CHS 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 133 W.P.No.34143 of 2025 Date: 09.12.2025 CHS