Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/20987/2026 of S SUDHAMANI Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 28 July 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 20987/2026 Between: 1. S SUDHAMANI, W/O. C. DILEEP, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC LECTURER, EMPLOYEE I.D. NO.
APHC010391512026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF JULY 2026
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY
WRIT PETITION NO: 20987/2026
Between:
1. S SUDHAMANI, W/O. C. DILEEP, AGED ABOUT 39
YEARS, OCC LECTURER, EMPLOYEE I.D. NO.
1000020609, RIO. 22-2-55/BV, FLAT NO.420, C-BLOCK, BRINDAVANAM APARTMENTS, THIMMINADIUPALEM, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION (T.E- I)
DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT
BUILDINGS,
VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE,GUNTUR DISTRICT.
2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS
PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY,
FINANCE
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT,
SECRETARIAT
BUILDINGS,
VELAGAPUDI VILLAGE, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
3. THE COMMISSIONER OF TECHINICAL EDUCATION, GARUDADRI K.K. TOWERS, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA
COLONY, SERICE ROAD, MANGALAGIRI,GUNTUR
DISTRICT.
4. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ANDHRA
PRADESH, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
5. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION,
SVU
REGION,
TIRUPATI,
TIRUPATI
DISTRICT.
...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 toIssue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioner as lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in Polytechnic College, in terms of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023 (Act No. 30 of 2023) and G.O.Ms. No. 114 dated 21-10-2023 as arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable, contrary to the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023 and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 1
to 5 to regularize the service of the petitioner as lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in Polytechnic College in Zone- IV with all consequential benefit 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 issue a direction to the respondent No.3 i.e., the Commissioner of Higher Education (TE) to forward the name of the petitioner to the respondents 1
and 2 for regularization of the services of the petitioner as lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in terms of Act No. 30 of 2023 and G.O. Ms.No. 114 dated 21-10-2023 , pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. PRABHU NATH VASIREDDY
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR SERVICES III
2. GP FOR SERVICES I
The Court made the following:
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY
W.P.No.20987 of 2026
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
O R D E R:
Heard Sri Prabhunath Vasi Reddy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the Respondents. With the consent of both the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission.
2. The instant writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the Respondents to consider the case of the Petitioner for regularization in terms of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023 (for short, ‘Act 30 of 2023’), dated 20.10.2023.
3. It was submitted that the Petitioner was initially appointed as a Polytechnic College Lecturer on contract basis in Government Polytechnic College, Pillaripattu of Tirupati district against the regular vacancy on full-time basis. The Government of Andhra Pradesh enacted Act 30 of 2023 providing regularization of services of persons appointed on contract basis on or before 02.06.2014, who are continuing in Government Departments among other parameters prescribed in Section 3 thereof.
4. Learned Government Pleader for services would submit that cases of persons similarly placed are also under consideration and an appropriate decision would be taken.
5. Having regard to the submissions made, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Respondents to examine the case of the Petitioner for regularization of her service in terms of the Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023, forthwith, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 29.07.2026
Note:-Issue C.C by today.
b/o.
chs
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY
WRIT PETITION NO:20987/2026 Dt. 29.07.2026
chs