APHC010119182026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 7119/2026 Between: 1. DR. K. MAHESWARA REDDY,, S/O K.NAGI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000197045, LECTURER IN COMPUTER APPLICATION, KVR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, A.P - 518001. 2. P. SANGEETHA,, D/O LATE SRI. P. BALA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000167965, LECTURER IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, KVR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, A.P -518001. 3. A. SUNITHA, , D/O A. RAMANJANEYULU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000167878, LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY, KVR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, A.P-518001. 4. G E P VIJAYA REKHA,, D/O G T SATYA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000167991, LECTURER IN ZOOLOGY, SGTRM GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, YERRAGUNTIA NANDYAL DISTRICT, A.P - 518510. 5. ARUNA KOPPISETTY,, D/O NAGESWARA RAO K, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000236181, LECTURER IN TELUGU, PR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (A), KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P - 533001. 6. ANAPALA VANI,, D/O A. MADHUSUDHANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 44YEARS, CFMS ID 1000131048, LECTURER IN ZOOLOGY. GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, SEETHANAGARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P - 533287. 7. M. MALLIKARJUNA REDDY,, S/O M VENKATARAMANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000063855, LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY, PVKN GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (A), CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P - 517214. 8. NELAPATI CHENCHU BABU,, S/O NELAPATI PRASAD RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000443613, LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS, SVGM GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, KALYANADURGAM, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT, A.P - 515761. 9. KONDAPALLI BABU RAO,, S/O JAGAPATHI RAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000167591, LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, MANDAPETA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT,A.P - 533234. 10. SUNDARA RAO KOMMU,, S/O KATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000443571, LECTURER IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, MANDAPETA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, A.P - 533234. 11. DOMALA VENKATA RAVI KUMAR, , S/0 D. BRAHMAM, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000166748, LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE BANAGANAPALLI, NANDYALA DISTRICT, A.P-518002. 12. A. DEEPIKA DEVI,, D/O CHINA TATAYYA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, CFMS ID 100098089, LECTURER IN ENGLISH, V.K.V GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, KOTHAPETA, DR. B RAMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533223. 13. PAGALA KOTESWARA RAO,, S/O GANDHI, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, CFMS ID 1000295257, LECTURER IN ECONOMICS, PVKN GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P - 517002. 14. DR. CHATRAGADDA ANAND KUMAR,, S/O DASU , AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, CFMS ID 1009233460, LECTURER IN COMMERCE, VSR GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, MUVVA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P - 531135. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P - 522238. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COLLEGEATE EDUCATION, GARUDADRI KK TOWERS, GROUND AND SECOND FLOORS, SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, NEAR NRI HOSPITALS, BYPASS ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522503. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, ZONE-1 AND II, ARTS COLLEGE CAMPUS, NEAR Y JUNCTION, KAMBALA PETA, RAJAHMUNDRY (RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM), EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533101. 4. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGEATE EDUCATION, ZONE-III, GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (A) GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522001. 5. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGEATE EDUCATION ZONEIV, BESIDE RAND B BUNGALOW, YERRAMUKKAPALLI, KADAPA, KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 516004. ...RESPONDENT(S): The Court made the following ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “to issue any Writ, Order, or Direction, particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, in not regularising the services of the petitioners even tough Government issued G.o.ms.no.114 dated 21.10.2023 and after enactment of Act 30 of 2023 as illegal, arbitrary and violate of principles of natural justice and consequently, direct the respondents to regularise the services of the Petitioner as Degree College Lecturers in terms of Act 30 of 2023 and G.o.ms.no.114 dated 21.10.2023 and pass such….” 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. The contention of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities have not considered the case of the petitioners for regularization of their services as Degree College Lecturers in terms of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023 (for short, “Act 30 of 2023”), dated 20.10.2023. 4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for services would submit that cases of persons similarly placed are also under consideration and an appropriate decision would be taken. 5. Having regard to the submissions made, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent authorities to examine the case of the petitioners for regularization of their service in terms of the Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023, within a period of eight (08) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE D RAMESH 13.03.2026 klk 55 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO:7119/2026 13.03.2026 klk