1 APHC010671932025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 34807/2025 Between: 1. M RAMANA, S/O.APPALA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC LAB ATTENDER/LAB ASSISTANT IN CT (VOCATIONAL) GOVERNMENT JUNIOR COLLEGE, SALURU, PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, ARTS COLLEGE, CAMPUS RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, 2 GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AKULA SRI KRISHNA SAI BHARGAV Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.34807 of 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing Annual Grade increments and House Rent Allowance and all consequential benefits to the petitioner, on par with similarly situated employees, consequent to granting minimum time scale of pay in G.O. Ms.No.274 dt. 12-11-2008 passed by Higher Education Department as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14,19(l)(g) of Constitution of India….” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. In fact, the issue was already covered by the orders passed the Tribunal in O.A.No.9232 of 2013 and batch. The same was implemented with regard to the applicants therein and subsequently, identical persons have approached this Court and this Court has disposed of the same in the same lines and various writ petitions were also disposed of. 4 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by this Court’s order, dated 20.08.2019, in W.P.No.11735 of 2019, which was disposed of by following the decision of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh, reported in P.Khadar Basha and others v. State of Andhra Pradesh1, wherein it was held that minimum time scale having been extended to the petitioners therein, they are entitled to addition of increments from time to time in minimum time scale without being entitled to all other allowances which a regular employee is entitled. 5. Considering the submissions and following the order, dated 20.08.2019 in W.P.No.11735 of 2019, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing the respondents to release the annual grade increments of the petitioner pertaining to minimum time scale of pay sanctioned in G.O.Rt.No.274, Higher Education (IE.1) Department, dated 12.11.2008, by keeping in view Government Memos, dated 12.03.2018 and 09.03.2019, and other relevant orders, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 1 2017 (6) ALD 638 (DB) 5 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 21.01.2026 Ivd 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.34807 of 2025 Dated: 21.01.2026 Ivd