Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/3196/2023 of B VIJAY KUMAR REDDY Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 8 April 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 3196/2023 Between: 1. B VIJAY KUMAR REDDY, S/O LATEB.CHENGA REDDY AGED ABOUT
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH
WRIT PETITION NO: 3196/2023
Between:
1. B VIJAY KUMAR REDDY, S/O LATEB.CHENGA REDDY
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR.II
PRIMARY
HEALTH
CENTRE,
YADAMARI
422,CHITTOR DISTRICT.
2. K.VENKATESULU,, S/O LATE D.KANNAIAH NAIDU
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II
PRIMARY
HEALTH
CENTRE,
GUDIPALA-517132,
CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
3. V.THIRULOKCHANDAR,, S/O VISWESWARPILLAI AGED
ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, N.R.PETA -517419M
CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
4. A.PARAMESWARI,,
W/O
M.MALLIKARJUNA
AGED
ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, PATHIKONDA--517408, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
5. J.MANOHARI, W/O DANIEL MANOHARAN AGED 52
YEARS.OCC.
LAB
TECHNICIAN
GR.II
PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE.PENUMURU -517126, CHITTOOR
DISTRICT.
6. K.S.PEETHAMBARI,, W/O S.MUNIREDDY AGED ABOUT
49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II PRIMARY
HEALTH
CENTRE,
MADIREDDYPALLI-517
422,
CHITTOOR DIST.
7. R.SRINIVAS
PRASAD
REDDY,,
S/O
LATE
A.RAMAKRISHNAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR.II PRIMARY HEALTH
CENTRE,
KOLAMASANAPALLI-517432,
CHITTOOR
DISTRICT.
8. S.KARTHIKEYUDU,,
S/O
LATE
S.SUBRAHMANYAACHARI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR.II DISTRICT T.B.CENTRE, CHITTOOR-517 001.
9. S.M.B MAHESH KUMAR,, S/O BALAKRISHNAN AGED
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, THUGUNDRAM-517 421, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
10. A.P.WILLIAM ALFRED,, S/O A.S.PRABHAKARARAO
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, YERPEDU -517 619, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT.
11. Y.BHANUPRAKASH,, S/O PRABHUDAS AGED ABOUT
49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE, KOVANUR-517 643, TIRUPATHI
DISTRICT.
12. DAVIDPONNUSWAMY,, S/O P.RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT
49 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE, S.R.PURAM-517 167, CHITTOOR
DISTRICT.
13. K.SEKHAR,, S/O K.VENKATRAO AGED ABOUT 49
YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR.II PRIMARY
HEALTH
CENTRE,
THAVANAMPALLI-517
131,
CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
14. M.S.MANJULA,, W/O M.N.NAGRAJ AGED ABOUT 53
YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR. II PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE, CHEMBAKUR-517417. ANNAMAIAH
DISTRICT.
15. G.VENKATKUMAR,, S/O G.V.KRISHNAMURTHY AGED
ABOUT 52 YEARS, LAB TECHNICIAN GRADE II URBAN
SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC, OLD MATERNITY HOSPITAL
CAMPUS,TIRUPATHIDIST.
16. B.M.BHASKAR,, S/O LATE B.MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT
52 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR II PRIMARY
HEALTH CENTRE, CHINNATIPPA SAMUDRAM-517 325, ANNAMAYYA DIST.
17. T.ANANDA,, S/O T.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 53
YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR II PRIMARY
HEALTH
CENTRE,
KURABALAKOTA-517
350,
ANNAMAYYA DIST.
18. T.RAMESHBABU,, 5/0 P.THULASIRAMACHARY AGED
ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR II
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, NARAYANAVANAM-517
581, TIRUPATHIDIST
19. C.VEERASWAMY,,
S/O
LATE
C.MUNIRAGHAVULU
OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR II, PRIMARY HEALTH
CENTRE VADAMALAPETA-517551, TIRUPATHIDIST
20. LATES.ESUGHAN
,,
REPRESENTED
BY
SMTE.GEETHA,( WIFE) AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC.
LAB TECHNICIAN GR II PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, THOTTAMBEDU-517 640, TIRUPATHIDIST
21. R. LOKAIH NAIDU,, S/O R.SRINIVASULU NAIDU, AGED
ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC. LAB TECHNICIAN GR II, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, NARAVARIPALLI- 517
102, CHANDRAGIRI (M), TIRUPATHI DIST.
22. K. SARADAMMA,, W/O E.MOHANBABU, RETIRED LAB
TECHNICIAN GRADE II, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, D.NO.25-370/1, KOKATOPU, PALMANER-517
408,
CHITTOORDISTRICT CAUSE TITLE AMENDED IN
RESPECT OF PETITIONER NOS. 3,5,7 AND 8 AS PER
COURT ORDER DT 02-03-2023 VIDE IA NO 2/2023 IN
WP 3196/2023
...PETITIONER(S)
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY
ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL AND
FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.
2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. KRISHNA
DISTRICT.
3. DISTRICT MEDICAL AND HEALTH OFFICER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT.
4. DISTRICT MEDICAL AND HEALTH OFFICER, TIRUPATHI, TIRUPATHI DISTRICT.
5. DISTRICT
MEDICAL
AND
HEALTH
OFFICER,
RAYACHOTI, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.
6. DISTRICT
TREASURY
OFFICER,
CHITTOOR,
CHITTOORDISTRICT.
...RESPONDENT(S):
Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. C SRINIVASA BABA
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR SERVICES IV
The Court made the following:
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
WRIT PETITION No.3196 of 2023
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ORDER:
The present writ petition is filed declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioners in Grade-II with effect from 23.08.1995 i.e., from the date of appointment as directed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.16002 of 2010 dated 19.02.2020 and also the orders of the Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.21829 of 2020 and batch dated 12.07.2022, as illegal and arbitrary.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.
3. Initially, the identical persons have approached the Administrative Tribunal by filing O.A.No.546 of 2007. The said O.A. was allowed directing to regularize the services of the applicants under Rule 18(b)(ii) of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules. The said orders were assailed before this Court in W.P.No.16002 of 2010. The Division Bench of this Court has considered and dismissed the said writ petition confirming the orders passed by the Tribunal vide its order dated
19.02.2020. The said orders were followed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.21829 of 2020 and batch and disposed of the same on 12.07.2022.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the said orders have been implemented by the authorities in other Districts. As the petitioners belong to Chittoor District, they are also entitled to the same relief.
5. Considering the said submissions, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the orders dated 12.07.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.21829 of 2020 and batch. There shall be no order as to costs.
6. Registry is directed to attach a copy of the orders dated 12.07.2022 in W.P.No.21829 of 2020 and batch to this order. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH
Date: 09.04.2026 Ivd
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH
WRIT PETITION No.3196 of 2023
Dated: 09.04.2026
Ivd