APHC010394702017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 32780/2017 Between: 1. Valavala Durga, W/o.late Balaji, aged 45 years, Occ: Sweeper in Hithakarini Samajam, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Endowments Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur. 2. The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, Gollapudi, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3. Hithakarini Samajam, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, rep. by its Assistant Commissioner and Correspondent. ...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 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 petitioner as Sweeper in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent institution as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale as Sweeper in the 3rd respondent institution and grant all consequential benefits including the 2 monetary benefits and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. V S K RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 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 declare the action of the respondents in not extending the time scale to the petitioner as Sweeper in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent institution as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale as Sweeper in the 3rd respondent institution and grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits and grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.…….” 2. The principal grievance of the petitioner is for non-payment of minimum time scale as sweeper in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent institution. 3. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner who appeared before the Court through virtual mode submits that in view of the interim orders passed by this Court dated 03.10.2017, 3 the respondents have been complying with the same and the petitioner is 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 they further undertake that the respondents would follow the procedure in vogue in respect of petitioner’s 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 petitioner, 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 counsel that they are paying minimum time scale to the petitioner and undertakes to continue the same basing upon the changes from time to time. The interim orders passed by this Court dated 03.10.2017 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 4 294 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.32780 of 2017 Date: 28.11.2025 Rns 5