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2026 DAILYLAW 14233 (AP)

P CHANDRA SEKHARAN v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP(AT)/3/2022 · 2026-01-04

Ravi Cheemalapati

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APHC010000142022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED FROM Between: 1. P CHANDRA SEKHARAN, S/O LATE P. VEERASWAMY CHETTY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS ABARAM NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 2. A.E. SARVANAN, S/O A.EKAMBARAM, ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. SGT. AGARAM NAGARI MANDAL, 7.00R 3. P. KISHORE KUMAR, S/O. LATE P. PRAKASARN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. SA (MATHS). BUGGA AHARAHAM VILLAGE, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. P.GOPAL,, S/O. LATE P.KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. SA (ENGLISH) IPUPS NETHAM KHANDRIGA N MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. T.GOPI, S/O. T.NALLAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MUDIPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. S.KRISHNAIAH, S/O. S.DESAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. SA.(SS) MPUPS A.AGRAHARAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHI DISTRICT. 7. P.VIJAYA LAKSHMI, W/O.K.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPUPS DAMARAPAKAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 8. M.SAILAJA, W/O. P.VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPPS VELAVADI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRIC IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED FROM APAT NO: 3/2022 P CHANDRA SEKHARAN, S/O LATE P. VEERASWAMY CHETTY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS ABARAM NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. A.E. SARVANAN, S/O A.EKAMBARAM, ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. SGT. AGARAM NAGARI MANDAL, 7.00R DISTRICT. P. KISHORE KUMAR, S/O. LATE P. PRAKASARN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. SA (MATHS). BUGGA AHARAHAM VILLAGE, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. P.GOPAL,, S/O. LATE P.KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. SA (ENGLISH) IPUPS NETHAM KHANDRIGA N MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. T.GOPI, S/O. T.NALLAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MUDIPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. S.KRISHNAIAH, S/O. S.DESAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. SA.(SS) MPUPS A.AGRAHARAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHI P.VIJAYA LAKSHMI, W/O.K.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPUPS DAMARAPAKAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. M.SAILAJA, W/O. P.VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPPS VELAVADI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI APAT NO: 3/2022 P CHANDRA SEKHARAN, S/O LATE P. VEERASWAMY CHETTY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS ABARAM NAGARI A.E. SARVANAN, S/O A.EKAMBARAM, ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. P. KISHORE KUMAR, S/O. LATE P. PRAKASARN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. SA (MATHS). BUGGA AHARAHAM VILLAGE, P.GOPAL,, S/O. LATE P.KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. SA (ENGLISH) IPUPS NETHAM KHANDRIGA NAGARI T.GOPI, S/O. T.NALLAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MUDIPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. S.KRISHNAIAH, S/O. S.DESAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. SA.(SS) MPUPS A.AGRAHARAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR P.VIJAYA LAKSHMI, W/O.K.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPUPS DAMARAPAKAM, NAGARI MANDAL, M.SAILAJA, W/O. P.VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,OCC. SGT. MPPS VELAVADI, NAGARI MANDAL, 9. C.CHANDRAIAH, S/O. CHINNABBA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,OCC. PS HM MPPS MANGADU, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 10. P.RAJA GOPAL, S/O. P.GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MANGADU, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 11. G.C. KALAVATHI, W/O T. GANESH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS METHAM KHANDRIGA, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 12. D. MOHAN RAJU, S/O D. RAMACHANDRA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS CHINTHALAPATTI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 13. D.VANAJA, W/O. CHENCU RAGHAVA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS CHINTHALAPATTI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 14. P.V.THULASI BAI, W/O. A.HEMADRI, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPUPS B.AGARAHAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 15. G.LAKSHMI NARAYANA, S/O.LATE G. MUNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS K.G. KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 16. S.P. JAYASEELAM, S/O. LATE S. PETER, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. PS HM. MPPS NAGARAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 17. G.VENU, S/O. GOVINDA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KAVETIPURAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 18. V.KESAVULUL, S/O. MASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KAVETIPURAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 19. T.NAGARAJU, S/O. LATE T.RAMULU CHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS NAGARAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 20. P.VIJAYA KUMARI, W/O. P.LOGABI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS NAGARAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 21. P.LOGABI, S/O. P.PITCHIGAM, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC. RETD. HM ZPHS NAGARAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 22. P.M. RAGHAVULU, S/O P.N. MADHAVULU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. SA (MATHS) ZPHS GUNDRAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 23. K. USHA RANI, W/O N. SUDHAKAR, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. SA (SS), ZPHS GUNDRAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 24. K.C. SUBRAMANYAM, S/O LATE K. CHANGAL RAU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC. SA (SS), ZPHS MUDUPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 25. K.NAREUNDRUDU, S/O. LATE K.SRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. SGT. NUTS RAULA KANDRIGA, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 26. M.SRINIVASULU, S/O. LATE M. KRISHNA MANDADI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS GUNDRAJUKUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 27. A.VENKATESHAM, S/O. A. MARAPPA MANDADI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS VENUGANNA KANDRIGA, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 28. A.NAGARAJU REDDY, S/O. A, VIAYA RAMI REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MUDUPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 29. A.S.RAJENDRAM, S/O. A.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS CHANDRU MUDIPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 30. A.ARUMUGAM, S/O. B.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KEELAPATTU, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 31. Y.SRI LAKSHMI, W/O. A.JANARDHAN NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS NAGARAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 32. A.BHASKAR, S/O. LATE A.ARUNACHALAM REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS N.T.R NAGAR, NAGARI MANDAL, DISTRICT. 33. A. REVATHI, W/O LATE N. HARI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS NAGARI (SOUTH), NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 34. S. MUNEEB BASHA, S/O. S.M. BASHA, ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC. A.P.. NIUDUPALLI, NAGARI MANDAL, DISTRICT. 35. G.P. SELVAN, , S/O. G.G. PARISHATH, _-1,ZED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC. SGT. '..PUPS ADAVIKOTHUR, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 36. P.CHANDRASEKHAR, , S/O. P.MUNI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPUPS ADAVIKOTHUR, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 37. C.DRAKSHAYANI, W/O. V.THARAKARAMAN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPUPS ADAVIKOTHUR, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 38. D.LALITHA RAJESWARI, W/O. D. JAGADEESH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC. LPT. MPUPS ADAVIKOTHUR, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 39. A.KUSUMA KUMARI, W/O. T.VENKATACHALAPATHI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPUPS ADAVIKOTHUR, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 40. G.JAYASHANKAR, S/O. G.BALAKRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS GOLLAKANDRIGA, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 41. K.SANMUGA MODILI, S/O. K. NAGAPPA MODALI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS GOLLAKANDRIGA, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 42. P.ASHOK KUMAR, S/O. P.MUNASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. LP (TELUGU). ZPHS GUNDRAJU KUPPAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 43. P.M. ARUNA, W/O. LATE V.S. SUBRAMANYAM. AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. OCC. SGT. MPPS A.N. KANDRI2A. NAGARI 44. C.MADHU, W/O. C. HEMADRI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KRISHNARAMAPURAM, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 45. K.CHANDRAM, S/O. LATE K.JAYARAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS IRUGUVAI, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 46. A.V.RAJA, S/O. A.V.THARACHANDRAM, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS P.R.PURAM, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 47. T.S.CHANDRA SEKHAR, S/O. T.S. SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS P.R. PURAM, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 48. A.MADHU, S/O . A.DORASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KAIPAKAM, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 49. B.SURESH, S/O. B.DESAIH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KAIPAKAM, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 50. A.SRIDEVI, W/O. E.GOPI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS ARURU D/W, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOSR DISTRICT. 51. T.VENUPRASAD, S/O. T.SUBRAMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS ARURU D/W, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 52. K.KAVITHA, W/O. R.BHUPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS KOTHA ARURU, NINDRA MANDAL,. CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 53. K. KRISHNAIAH, S/O. K.BALARAMAIAH, ED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS MC KANDRIGA, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 54. P. GIRIBABU, S/O P. RAMA SWAMY CHETTY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS B.G. KANDRIGA, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 55. G.VIMALA, W/O. V.DHANANJAYA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS G.N. KANDRIGA, NINDRA MANDAL,. CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 56. P.JAYASREE, W/O. MADHU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. SGT. MPPS IRUGUVAI D/W, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS, D.NO. 7-57 SRI ANJANEYA TOWERS, VTPS ROAD, IBRAHIMPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA-521 456. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, NAGARI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MANDAL PRISHAD, NAGARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 6. THE MANDAL EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MANDAL PRISHAD, NINDRA MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 7. THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL A AND E, ANDHRA PRADESH HYDERABAD. ...RESPONDENT(S): to call for the connected records including the impugned Memo No. FIN02-18038/5/2018-H Sec.DTA, dated 16-08-2018 of the 2nd respondent and consequential proceedings of the 4th respondent in Rc.No. A 1/Estt/HRA/2018, dated 20-08-2018 served on 25-8-2018 wherein directing all the Drawing and Disbursement Officers under the jurisdiction of Palamaner Sub Treasury to recover the excess paid HRA @ 14.5 percent instead of 12 percent from the period 01-04-2015 to 13-09-2017 in one lumsum amount and remit the same to the regular respective salary HRA Head of Account - 010-016 in CFMS and submit the challan details employee wise immediately without giving any notice though they are eligible for HRa @ 14.5 percent as per the G.O.Ms.No. 48 Finance (HR.V.PC.I) Department, dated 30-04-2015 and set aside the same as illegal, improper, unjust and further direct the respondents not to recover HRA arrears paid to the applicants in respect of HRA @ 14.5 percent in Revised Pay scale of 2015 and pass. IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 orders granted in O.A.No.2100/2018 dated 25-9- 2018 IA NO: 2 OF 2022 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 permit the applicants to file a common OA and they are paid individual court fee of Rs.50/- each Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. D LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I ORDER Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the amounts claimed in the writ petition have been paid pursuant to filing of the writ petition and hence nothing remains for adjudication and the writ petition can be closed. 2. Recording the submissions made by learned counsel, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Dated 5th day of January, 2026. RR