APHC010336822025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 17047/2025 Between: 1. A SAMPATH KUMAR, S/O A RAMACHANDRA CHARYULU AGED 60 YEARS WORKING AS JUNIOR ASSISTANT FOREST DEPARTMENT MINIMUM TIME SCALE (NOW RETIRED) OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER LOGGING DIVISION CHINTUR EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT R/O CHINTUR EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY , ENVIRONMENT FOREST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS ,VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, , CHINTUR DIVISION, CHINTUR, ALLURI SEETARAMA ,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM CIRCLE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM,EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, ARYANA BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 issue writ or order more in the nature of Writ Of Mandamus to set aside the 3rd respondent proceedings R.C.No.3733/ 2007-C5 dated 28-05-2025 rejecting the regularization of the petitioner services, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of principles of natural justice, without proper application of mind, contrary to the judicial mandate, without reasons, non-speaking orders and consequentially direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners in the post of Technical Maistry/ Junior Assistant with all consequential and monetary benefits, including arrears of pay, seniority, and pensionary entitlements, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 suspend the operation of the 3rd respondent proceedings R.C. No. 3733/2007-C5 dated 28-05-2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K R SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or an appropriate writ or order to set aside the 3rd respondent proceedings R.C.No.3733/ 2007-C5 dated 28-05-2025 rejecting the regularization of the petitioner services, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of principles of natural justice, without proper application of mind, contrary to the judicial mandate, without reasons, non-speaking orders and consequentially direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners in the post of Technical Maistry/Junior Assistant with all consequential and monetary benefits, including arrears of pay, seniority, and pensionary entitlements, and pass….” 2. Heard Mr. K.R.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Writ Petition is filed praying the Court to set aside the proceedings in R.C.No.3733/2007- C5 dated 28.5.2025 issued by respondent no.3 in rejecting the regularization of the petitioner services, without reasons and non- speaking orders. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. Considering the submissions, without going into the merits of the case, the proceedings dated 28.5.2025 issued by respondent no.3 are set aside and the matter is remanded back with a direction to re-consider the case of the petitioner as per the observations made by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.955 of 2025 dated 06.10.2025 and pass 4 appropriate orders within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications pending, if any, in the writ petition, shall also stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH 28.01.2026 RD 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.17047 OF 2025 28.01.2026 RD