WP/28645/2024 of VUYYURU SAMBASIVA RAO Vs THE STATE OF AP on 18 September 2026

APHC010551302024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

SATURDAY, THE 19th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI

WRIT PETITION NO: 28645/2024

Between:

1. VUYYURU SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O CHINNA ANJAIAH, AGED 46

YEARS, OCC. TANK WATCHER, R/O D.NO.4-147/B, SURAMPALLI

VILLAGE, GANNAVARAM MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT

2. RAVULA KANAKADURGA,, D/O VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 43

YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 31-7-2/1, GF B, AAKASH

APARTMENT, MACHAVARAM, VIJAYAWADA 520 004

3. PUTTI KOTSWARA RAO,, S/O PEDA BASAVAIAH, AGED 51

YEARS, OCC. PWS FITTER, R/O D.NO. 2-328/A, PERLA

VANILANKA VILLAGE, T.KOTHAPALEM POST, NAGAYALANKA

MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT

4. CHENNU VENKATA NAGA KIRAN BABU,, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGED 36 YEARS, OCC TANK WATCHER, R/O D.NO.1-136, PULIGADDA

VILLAGE,

AVANIGADDA

MANDAL,

KRISHNA

DISTRICT

5. ADDANKI GOVINDARAJULU,, S/O VEERARAGHAVULU, AGED 50

YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 1-164-1, JANAKIRAMPURAM, BANTUMILLI POST, BANTUMILLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

6. SRIRANGAPURAPU SRI ANJANEYULU,, S/O PARADESI, AGED 44

YEARS, OCC. SWEEPER, MALLESWARAM GRAM PANCHAYAT

BANTUMILLI MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

7. GUDDETI DAVID,, S/O DARMAGNANI, AGED 53 YEARS, OCC ..

SWEEPER, R/O D.NO. 4-12, SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

8. PERICHARLA VENKATA NARSULU, , S/O NARASIMHARAO, AGED

46 YEARS, OCC.. SWEEPER,D.NO. 1-98, SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

9. BAJARU VENKATESWARA RAO,, SIO SRI RAMULU, 1-18,0CC.

ELECTRICIAN SURAMPALLIE, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

10. POLUKONDA MURALI,, S/O RAMBABU, D.NO. 1-53, OCC.. TANK

WATCHER,

RAMACHANDRAPURAM,

SURAMPALLI,

KRISHNA

DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, AND

RURAL

DEVELOPMENT,

CHARITHASRI

BUILDINGS,

NAKKAL

ROAD, SURYARAOPETA, VIJAYAWADA

3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, KRISHNA DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA

4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA

...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 to pleased to issue an Order, Writ or Direction especially one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not paying minimum of time scale of pay attached to the post of in which the Petitioners are working as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and consequently direct the Respondents to pay the Petitioners the minimum time scale of pay attached to the post in which they are working from the date of the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab Vs Jagjit Singh and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024

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 to direct the Respondents to pay the Petitioners minimum time scale of pay attached to the post in which they are working, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1. M SRIKANTH

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES IV

The Court made the following: