APHC010515582026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 28118/2026 Between: A.P.State Home Guards Welfare Assn., and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. J JAYANAND Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Writ Petition No.28118 of 2026 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not considering and paying the daily duty Allowance to Home Guards pursuant to Proceedings in Rc.No.64/HGs.Acct.I/23-25 dated: 03.01.2025 of the 2nd respondent and Judgement in C.A.No.2759/2015 delivered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 2. Petitioner No.1 is an Association registered under the Provisions of the A.P. Societies Registration Vide Registration No.244/2014. It is stated that there are about 16000 members in the Petitioner’s Association. The Petitioner No.2 is working as the Home Guard and General Secretary of the Petitioner’s Association. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of GRAH Rakshak Home Guards Association vs. State of HP and others1, had considered the issue of the regularzation of the Home Guards and directed the State Governments i.e., Delhi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, to pay the duty allowances at such rates, total of which, 30 days (a month) comes to minimum of the pay to which the Police Personnel of State are entitled. 3. Pursuant to the Orders dated 11.03.2015, the Petitioner’s Association submitted a representation dated 10.04.2025 for extension of the same benefit. Thereupon, the Respondent No.1/State of A.P. sent a Letter to the Respondent No.3/ Additional Director General, on 17.10.2025 and reminders on 31.07.2025, 22.08.2025 and finally 18.12.2025, to examine the representation of the Petitioner’s Association in terms of the detailed Judgment of the Hon’ble 1 C.A.No.2759 of 2015 3 Supreme Court referred above. However, no further action is being taken thereof, the present Writ Petition is filed. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services would submit that the representation of the Petitioner would be examined and detailed report as sought by the Respondent No.1 would be submitted along with financial implications at the earliest. 5. Heard both the counsels. 6. Recording the submissions made, the present Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondent No.1 is directed to consider the report to be submitted by the Respondent No.3 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the Order and communicate the decision thereon to the Petitioners. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date: 30.09.2026 EV/eha 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 120 WPNo.28118 of 2026 Dt.30-09-2026 EV/eha U