APHC010171562017 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: 33297 OF 2017 Between: 1. Damera Ashok, S/o.D.Narasimha Rao, Aged about 40 years, Occ: Steam Operator in Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram, East Godavari District. 2. Ganta Narasimha Rao, S/o. Kittayya, Aged about 38 years, Occ: Gas Mechanic in Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram, East Godavari District. ...Petitioners 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. Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram, 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 time scale to the petitioners as Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale to 2 the petitioners as Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple 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 IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WVMP 4301 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 to vacate the interim order dated: 05.10.2017 made in WPMP.No.41417/2017 in WP.No.33297/2017 dismiss the writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2017(WPMP 41417 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 to direct the 3rd respondent to extend the minimum time scale to the petitioners attached to the post of Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple, pending disposal of the writ petition 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 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 Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last 3 grade service of the 3rd respondent temple as illegal, arbitrary, improper, unjust, violative of Article 14, 19 & 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to extend the time scale to the petitioners as Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple and grant all consequential benefits including the monetary benefits.…….” 2. The principal grievance of the petitioners is for non-payment of minimum time scale as Steam Operator and Gas Mechanic in the last grade service of the 3rd respondent temple. 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 05.10.2017, 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 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 petitioners, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of by recording the said submission. 4 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of recording the submission made by the respondents’ counsels that they are paying minimum time scale to the petitioners and undertake to continue the same basing upon the changes from time to time. The interim orders passed by this Court dated 05.10.2017 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 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.33297 of 2017 Date: 28.11.2025 Rns