APHC010588342025 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: 30398/2025 Between: 1. SHAIK RAMEEZA BEGUM, D/O. SHAIK PEERAN, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. LAB ATTENDER, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE, GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. S. SUBBARAMAIAH, S/O. VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. LAB ATTENDER, V.K. GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, THALLURU, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. BONDALI LAKSHMI BAI, D/O. B. RAM SINGH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. LAB ATTENDER, VISAKHA GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE (GIRLS), VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, ANDHRA PRADESH, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, THE V.K. GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, THALLURU, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 2 5. THE PRINCIPAL, VISAKHA GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE (GIRLS), VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting Minimum Time Scale to the petitioners on par with regular employees since they are working as Part Time Lab Attenders/Lab Assistants (Vocational) for the past more than 25 years as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Judgment rendered by the Honble Supreme Court of India in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and others and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of petitioners for granting Minimum Time Scale to the post of Lab Attender/Lab Assistant with all consequential benefits, and pass such 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the case of the Petitioners for granting Minimum Time Scale to the Post of Part-Time Lab Attenders/Assistants (Vocational) in terms of the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in “State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and others”, pending disposal of this writ petition and pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 passed in W.P.No.30398 of 2025 order dated:04-11-2025 and dismiss the Writ petition as devoid of merits and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. KAVITHA GOTTIPATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II 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 declaring the action of the respondents in not granting Minimum Time Scale to the petitioners on par with regular employees since they are working as Part Time Lab Attenders/Lab Assistants (Vocational) for the past more than 25 years as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and others and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of petitioners for granting Minimum Time Scale to the post of Lab Attender/Lab Assistant with all consequential benefits, and pass such….” 2. Heard Smt. Kavitha Gottipati, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are stated to be appointed as part time Vocational Lab Assistants/Attender in different Government Junior Colleges in various districts and is continuing to work as such, however, they have not been extended minimum time scale of pay. Hence the Writ Petition is filed seeking extension of minimum time scale of pay as attached to the said post and placed reliance on law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh and Others1. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 1 (2017) 1 SCC 148 4 5. Considering the submissions, without going into the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioners for extending payment of minimum time scale in terms of the judgment rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh and Others 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.30398 OF 2025 28.01.2026 RD