APHC010551302024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3573] SATURDAY, THE 19th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 28645/2024 Between: 1. VUYYURU SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O CHINNA ANJAIAH, AGED 46 YEARS, OCC. TANK WATCHER, R/O D.NO.4-147/B, SURAMPALLI VILLAGE, GANNAVARAM MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. RAVULA KANAKADURGA,, D/O VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 43 YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 31-7-2/1, GF B, AAKASH APARTMENT, MACHAVARAM, VIJAYAWADA 520 004 3. PUTTI KOTSWARA RAO,, S/O PEDA BASAVAIAH, AGED 51 YEARS, OCC. PWS FITTER, R/O D.NO. 2-328/A, PERLA VANILANKA VILLAGE, T.KOTHAPALEM POST, NAGAYALANKA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. CHENNU VENKATA NAGA KIRAN BABU,, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 36 YEARS, OCC TANK WATCHER, R/O D.NO.1-136, PULIGADDA VILLAGE, AVANIGADDA MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. ADDANKI GOVINDARAJULU,, S/O VEERARAGHAVULU, AGED 50 YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 1-164-1, JANAKIRAMPURAM, BANTUMILLI POST, BANTUMILLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 6. SRIRANGAPURAPU SRI ANJANEYULU,, S/O PARADESI, AGED 44 YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, MALLESWARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT BANTUMILLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 7. GUDDETI DAVID,, S/O DARMAGNANI, AGED 53 YEARS, OCC .. SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 4-12, SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 2 8. PERICHARLA VENKATA NARSULU, , S/O NARASIMHARAO, AGED 46 YEARS, OCC.. SWEEPER,D.NO. 1-98, SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 9. BAJARU VENKATESWARA RAO,, SIO SRI RAMULU, 1-18,0CC. ELECTRICIAN SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 10. POLUKONDA MURALI,, S/O RAMBABU, D.NO. 1-53, OCC.. TANK WATCHER, RAMACHANDRAPURAM, SURAMPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, CHARITHASRI BUILDINGS, NAKKAL ROAD, SURYARAOPETA, VIJAYAWADA 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, KRISHNA DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA ...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 pleased to issue an Order, Writ or Direction especially one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not paying minimum of time scale of pay attached to the post of in which the Petitioners are working as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and consequently direct the Respondents to pay the Petitioners the minimum time scale of pay attached to the post in which they are working from the date of the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 3 direct the Respondents to pay the Petitioners minimum time scale of pay attached to the post in which they are working, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. M SRIKANTH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV The Court made the following: 4 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed challenging the action of the respondents in not paying minimum of time scale of pay attached to the post of in which the petitioners are working. 2. It is brought to the notice of this Court that, subsequently, the respondents have passed an order of rejection vide Proceedings No.ROC.No.507/2024, dated 09.02.2025. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing W.P.No.21526 of 2026. In view of the same, nothing further remains to be adjudicated in the present writ petition. 3. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Date.19.09.2026 SR