APHC010538652023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3573] SATURDAY, THE 10th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 27773/2023 Between: 1. PATTI MADHAVAI, W/O. LATE P. NAGESH, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC SWEEPER, R/O H.NO.84-136-4-A, SHAREEN NAGAR, B-CAMP POST, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT-PIN-518002. 2. K. BALARAJU, S/O K.BAZARI, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. WATCHMAN, R/O H.NO.49-50A-87-C-21, LAKSHMI NAGAR, GOUSIA COMPLEX, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, SCHOOL ETHICATION DEPARTMENT/SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATLII, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE A P RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIETY, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, III AND IV FLOORS, PAMULAPATISIVAIAH COMPLEX, NAIDUPETA, KORITAPADU ROAD, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522 007. ...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 direct the Respondents to pay Minimum Time Scale of pay attached to the posts held by the petitioners herein, 10th P.R.( Scales, 2015 with all usual allowance on par with their regular counter parts by applying the principals of equal pay for equal work as per Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Punjab and others Vs Jagit Singh and others reported in 2017 SCC (1) 148, by continuing the petitioners attached to their respective posts held by the petitioners herein to pay the same form time to time pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 respondents to not to remove the petitioners attached to their respective posts held by the petitioners herein and continue the petitioners attached to their respective posts held by the petitioners herein to apply the principles of equal pay for equal work with all consequential and other service benefits and pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2023 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 pleased to vacate the Interim order dated 19.10.2023 in WP.No.27773 of 2023 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P V V SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES III 2. ANITHA MESA (SC FOR APREIS TW SW BC) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed for the following relief: “to direct the Respondents to pay Minimum Time Scale of pay attached to the posts held by the petitioners herein, 10th P.R.( Scales, 2015 with all usual allowance on par with their regular counter parts by applying the principals of equal pay for equal work as per Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Punjab and others Vs Jagit Singh and others reported in 2017 SCC (1) 148, by continuing the petitioners attached to their respective posts held by the petitioners herein to pay the same form time to time pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such…” 2. Heard Sri P.V.V.Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vinod Kumar Tarlada, learned Standing Counsel for A.P.R.E.I.S. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for respondents submit that the issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in Writ Petition No.26764 of2023, dated 29.11.2024. The operative portion in the said Writ Petition is as follows: “22. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: 1. Respondent No.1 and the principals of the respective institutions shall re-engage the petitioners and continue their services in non-teaching posts till the authorities engage staff through outsourcing or by regular means, based on need. 2. If respondent No.1 or the Principals intend to engage manpower in nonteaching posts, through APCOS, the authority shall take steps to include petitioners in APCOS, keeping in view the services rendered by the petitioners to the institutions. The above directions will apply to the personnel, who were dis-engaged from non-teaching posts, in pursuance of the impugned proceedings, dated 21.09.2023 (Ex.P1), dispensing with the services of the petitioners w.e.f. 10.10.2023. The directions will not apply to the petitioners or persons who were disengaged before the issuance of the impugned proceedings. No order as to costs.” 4. In view of the submissions of the learned counsel on either side, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order in W.P. No.26764 of 2023, dated 29.11.2024. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. The Registry is directed to attach a copy of the order in W.P. No.26764 of 2023, dated 29.11.2024 to this order. 6. Consequently, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Dated: 10.10.2026 M K K 61 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Writ Petition No. 27773 of 2023 Date: 10.10.2026 M K K