Date of reserved for orders Date of pronouncement Date of uploading APHC010437122021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE 25 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION N BETWEEN: 1. MERUGA CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL, S/ 50 YEARS, R/ SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 2. DR. ETIKALA TYAGARAJU, S/ YEARS, R/o. D. KASIMKOTA MANDAL, 543493315227. 3. DR. KRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY SARMA, PURNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY, AGED 53 YEARS, R/ 116, THILAK NAGAR, KASIBUGGA, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 532222, AADHAR N 4. ALAGARI MOHAN RAO, S/ YEARS, R/o. KOTA BOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKUDAM, AADHAR No. 3338 1768 9158. 5. PREM KUMAR JENNA, S/ YEARS, R/o. MANIKYAPURAM VILLAGE, KAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKUIAM, AADHAR N 6. BALAKA RAJANIKANTH, S/ R/o.PEDDAKHOJJIRAI VILLAGE, KANCHILI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM, AADHAR NO. 684311818419. Date of reserved for orders : - : 25-06-2026 : 25-06-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 25th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 28170/2021 MERUGA CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL, S/o. M. JAYA RAJU LATE, AGE 50 YEARS, R/o. NAVODAYA NAGAR, PALAKONDA, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT-532440, AADHAR NO. 6409 5166 3027. ETIKALA TYAGARAJU, S/o. VENKATESWARA RAO, AGE 53 YEARS, R/o. D.No. 5-A, ESWARAPALLY, CHOWDIWADA, KASIMKOTA MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM -531031, AADHAR N KRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY SARMA, PURNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY, AGED 53 YEARS, R/ 116, THILAK NAGAR, KASIBUGGA, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 532222, AADHAR No. 532032708674. ALAGARI MOHAN RAO, S/o. LATE RAMA MURTHY, AGE 52 KOTA BOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKUDAM, AADHAR . 3338 1768 9158. PREM KUMAR JENNA, S/o. LATE GUNA NIDHI JENNA, AGE 46 MANIKYAPURAM VILLAGE, KAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKUIAM, AADHAR No. 536704758227. BALAKA RAJANIKANTH, S/o. B. LOKANADHAM, AGE 42 YEARS, PEDDAKHOJJIRAI VILLAGE, KANCHILI MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM, AADHAR NO. 684311818419. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3330] HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO M. JAYA RAJU LATE, AGE NAVODAYA NAGAR, PALAKONDA, 532440, AADHAR NO. 6409 5166 3027. SWARA RAO, AGE 53 A, ESWARAPALLY, CHOWDIWADA, 531031, AADHAR No. KRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY SARMA, S/o. LATE PURNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY, AGED 53 YEARS, R/o.D.No. 16- 116, THILAK NAGAR, KASIBUGGA, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT - LATE RAMA MURTHY, AGE 52 KOTA BOMMALI MANDAL, SRIKAKUDAM, AADHAR NA NIDHI JENNA, AGE 46 MANIKYAPURAM VILLAGE, KAVITI MANDAL, B. LOKANADHAM, AGE 42 YEARS, PEDDAKHOJJIRAI VILLAGE, KANCHILI MANDAL, 2 7. DANTAM CHANDRA VADHANA, W/o. N. KIRAN KUMAR, AGE 38 YEARS, R/o. D.No. 38-31-1/7, GREEN GARDENS, MARRIPALEM, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530018, AADHAR No. 547395622932. 8. PUDI SANKARA RAO, S/o. LATE RAMA MURTHY, AGE 50 YEARS, R/o. BHYRIPURAM VILLAGE, RAJAPURAM POST, KAVITI MANDAL, SRIKAKU AM, AADHAR No. 883900780132. 9. C. SRI SAILAJA, D/o.C. K. MOHAN RAO, AGE 41 YEARS, R/o. Q. No. 48, S.G. PRAM, S.V. U. CAMPUS, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOR DISTRICT, AADHAR No. 806330598954. 10. DR. R.V. RAMAM, S/o. R. LATE MURAHARIRAO, AGE 52 YEARS, HINDU, R/o. DR. No. 12-14-4, MADHURA NAGAR COLONY, NEAR OLD RTO OFFICE, SRIKAKULAM - 532001, AADHAR No. 7923 3152 4304. 11. BHOGI SOMESWAR RAO, S/o.LATE ANJAEYA SWAMY, AGE 52 YEARS, HINDU, R/o. DR. No. 105, YISHWA VIJAYA APARTMENT OFFICIAL COLONY, SRIKAKULAM - 532001, AADHAR No. 7910 6862 8323. 12. D. NAGESWARA RAO, S/o LATE RAMARAJU, AGE 48 YEARS, R/o. PLOT No. 38, OLD P AND T COLONY, NEAR NIRMALA CONVENT, PATAMATA, VIJAYAWADA 520010, AADHAR No. 4493823 8478. 13. G. DHARMA RAJU, S/o. GOPARAJU, AGE 57 YEARS, HINDU, R/o. DR. No. 2-201, MAIN ROAD, SHANTHIPURAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, AADHAR NA. 8944 0146 7349. 14. P. GAJASIMHA RAJU, S/O P. ANNAPURNAMMA, AGE 49 YEARS, R/o. H. No. 3-119, KOTHAPALLE POST AND MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, AADHAR NO. 6724 6771 1657. 15. G KAVITHA REDDY, D/o. SIDDA REDDY, AGE 41 YEARS, HINDU, R/o.FLAT No. 303, PAR RESIDENCY, ARAVIND NAGAR, 4H CROSS, NEAR AMARAVATHI HOSPITAL, ANANTAPUR - 515001, AADHAR No. 9202 6472 6770. 16. J. SUDARSHAN GUPTA, S/o SIVA SHANKAR SETTY, AGE 54 YEARS, R/o. 15-333, PRT STREET, 91 KALAJYOTHI CENTER, DHARMAVARAM, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT - 515671, AADHAR No. 4534 5961 2435. 3 17. DR. PRASANNA KUMAR, S/o. MADHUSUDANA RAO, AGE 51 YEARS, C/o. G.TIRUPATI RAO, H.No.7-89/12B, CHEEPURU PALLI STREET, NEAR GANDHI STATUE, WARD No. 2, BOBBILI - 535558, AADHAR No. 2334 5647 0966. 18. P.R.P. SANTHA KUMARI, D/o. PVS CHAKARAVARTHI, AGE 46 YEARS, R/o. DR. No. 27-21-3/3. 11 ROAD, POSTAL COLONY, MINI BY-PASS ROAD, ELURU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AADHAR NO. 797009675893. 19. BSRLN SASTRY, S/o. BTVV KRISHNA SASTRY, AGE 45 YEARS, R/o. F.No.10, RAMAKRISHNA PARADISE APARTMENT, RESERVOIR ROAD, TIRUPATI - 517501, AADHAR No. 574199905807. 20. DR. PEYYALA HAREESH, S/o. P. VENKATA RAO. AGE 48 YEARS, HINDU, R/o. II LANE, SRI VIJAYESWARI NAGAR, LALACHERUVU, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 533106, AADHAR 6666 2799 8610. 21. BWSCHN GUPTA, S/o. BW SATHYANARAYANA RAO, AGE 46YRS, R/o.D.No.8/9/4, VANKAYALAVARI STREET, RAJAHMUNDRY, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 533101 AADHAR No. 5778 2322 6880. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH, ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, , REP BY ITS SECRETARY, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 4 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the cases of the petitioners for absorption / regularization of weir services and issuing the notification No.8 of 2021, Dt.24.09.2021, for the recruitment to the post of Medical Officer (AYURVEDA) in AYUSH Department, without according tVe benefit of concessions like weightage of marks, age relaxation etc., to the petitioners, who are working as Medical Officers on contract basis as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further declare that the Petitioners are entitled for the benefit of regularization of their services as Medical Officers (AYURVEDA) and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SESHU KUMAR NALI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV 2. V.VENKATA NAGA RAJU (SC FOR APPSC) The Court made the following: 5 ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s: “to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the cases of the petitioners for absorption/ regularization of their services and issuing the notification No.8 of 2021, Dt.24.09.2021, for the recruitment to the post of Medical Officer (AYURVEDA) in AYUSH Department, without according the benefit of concessions like weightage of marks, age relaxation etc., to the petitioners, who are working as Medical Officers on contract basis as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further declare that the Petitioners are entitled for the benefit of regularization of their services as Medical Officers (AYURVEDA) and pass such other order or orders” 2. Learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 and 2 stated that the relief in the present Writ Petition is covered by order dated 28.03.2024 in W.P. No.22958 of 2021 and batch and requested to pass the similar orders. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is also not refuted the request of the learned counsel for the respondents. 4. Hence, the present Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 28.03.2024 in W.P. No.22958 of 2021 and batch. There shall be no 6 order as to costs. Office is directed to attach a copy of the order dated 28.03.2024, in W.P. No.22958 of 2021 along with this order. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 25.06.2026 Harin 7 26 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO W.P.No. 28170 of 2021 Date: 25-06-2026 Harin Whether the order is: Speaking Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable