1 APHC010001822017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 14042/2017 Between: M. Mahalakshmudu, ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh Rep By Its Principal and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G V SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. G.N.UMA RANI (STANDING COUNSEL FOR AMC) 2. GP FOR AGRICULTURE (AP) 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 14042 of 2017 Order:- This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the following relief: “to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 3rd respondent in disengaging the services of the Petitioner, inspite of continuous long service for 23 years is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and also in violation of the orders issued by the Government in Memo No. 5492/AM- III(2)/2013, dated 06-03-2014 and Memo No. S III (1) 4220/2013, dated 27-03-2014, apart from violative of principles of natural justice.” 2. The principal grievance of the petitioner is that he has been working as a Security Guard in the 3rd respondent Agricultural Market Committee since the year 1994. In the year 2017, when the respondent authorities did not permit the petitioner to attend his duties and engaged another person in his place to work as Security Guard, the petitioner approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. 3. Sri K. Bharath Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri G. V. Shivaji, learned counsel for the petitioner on record, submits that necessary directions may be issued to the respondent authorities to continue the petitioner as Security Guard. 3 4. Ms.G.N.Uma Rani, learned Standing Counsel for 3rd respondent Agricultural Market Committee submits that in view of administrative exigencies taken place in the market committee, all the issues i.e. appointment and services of security guards were entrusted to A.P. Corporation for Outsourcing Services in view of administrative policy of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. 5. In view of the above peculiar facts and circumstances involved in the lis, and also taking into consideration the change of circumstance as well as administrative policies in the appointment of Security Guard, the instant writ petition is disposed of in the following manner: 1. The petitioner herein is permitted to prefer a written representation to the 2nd respondent with all educational and other service details for his appointment as security guard within a period of eight (08) weeks from today; 2. After receiving the said written representation from the petitioner, the 2nd respondent is hereby directed to forward the respective representations, to A.P. Corporation for Outsourcing Services for taking necessary steps subject to the suitability of his candidature as Security Guard and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the law at the earliest. 4 6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, in this writ petition shall stand closed. _____________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM,J 08.01.2026. ASR 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO.14042 of 2017 08.01.2026 ASR