WP/13559/2023 of ACHI ASHOK Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 1 March 2026

APHC010250032023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 13559/2023

Between:

1. ACHI ASHOK, S/O. ACHI PULLAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30

YEARS, OCC . JUNIOR ASSISTANT IN EXAMINATION

DEPARTMENT, VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY, R/O.

KAKUTURU VILLAGE, VENKATACHALASATRAM MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY

(HIGHER

EDUCATION),

SECRETARIAT

BUILDING, VELGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. VIKRAMA

SIMHAPURI

UNIVERSITY,

REP.

BY

THE

REGISTRAR, KAKUTURU VILLAGE, V.SATRAM MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NELLORE, SPSR

NELLORE DISTRICT.

5. THE

TAHSILDAR,

VENKATACHALASATRAM

MANDAL,

SPSR NELLORE 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 topleased to issue an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent University in not paying salary to this petitioner from January 2022 onwards by preventing the petitioner to sign in the attendence register, to use his thumb impression in Biometric System though this petitioner is continuously rendering his services as Junior Assistant in the 2nd respondent University, without assigning any reasons inspite of the repeated requests of this Petitioner dated 23-12-2022, 27-01-2023 as illegal, arbitrary and opposed to the established principles of law and consequently direct the 2nd respondent herein to allow the petitioner to sign the attendance register and use his thumb impression in Biometric system by paying his salaries from January 2022 onwards and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023

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 pleased to direct the 2nd respondent herein to allow the petitioner to sign the attendance register and use his thumb impression in Biometric system by paying his salaries from January 2022 onwards pending disposal of the present writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. K PALLAVI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

3. GP FOR SERVICES III

4. GP FOR SERVICES I

5. CH.U.M.REDDY,SC For V.SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY,NLR

The Court made the following: