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K. MANMADHA RAO
A. Venkata Ratnam – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief:
2. The case of the petitioners is that all the petitioners joined as Junior Lecturers in the 4th respondent/College in unaided posts in different subject streams. They were paid meagre salary of Rs.500/- per month, and the same was increased up to Rs.9,000/-. All the petitioners are working in the aided posts in their respective subject streams since
Absorption into grant-in-aid posts requires adherence to legal procedures and prior approval, which were not followed in the petitioners' initial appointments.
The principle of equal pay for equal work applies where employees perform similar duties regardless of their appointment method; individual assessments are required for regularization claims.
The court established that absorption into aided posts requires individual assessment based on employment terms and adherence to selection procedures.
Teachers appointed in unaided posts are entitled to consideration for absorption into aided vacancies if their appointments were valid and similar cases were absorbed.
The court established that prior government orders and similar case precedents must be considered in regularization matters, even in the absence of grant-in-aid.
The principle of parity mandates that similarly situated individuals must be treated equally in matters of service absorption and benefits.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the eligibility of the petitioner for absorption in government service based on his educational qualifications and the violation of principles of n....
Absorption into aided posts requires adherence to established rules and qualifications; long service alone cannot justify irregular appointments.
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