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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
BATTU DEVANAND, A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA
Vedala Wilson Raju, S/o. Prabhudas – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Pri. Secretary, Agriculture And Co-operation Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction and procedural background (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. factual details of the petitions (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. ruling of the learned single judge (Para 6) |
| 4. petitioners' claims regarding age of superannuation (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. judicial reasoning and established law (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. conclusion and dismissal of appeals (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT :
Battu Devanand, J.
These two writ appeals filed against the common order passed by the learned single Judge of this Court on 18.11.2025 in W.P.Nos.7752 of 2024 and 21706 of 2025.
2. The parties in the Appeals will be referred to as they are arrayed in the Writ Petitions for convenience.
3. Heard Sri Subba Rao Korrapati, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for respondents in both the writ appeals and carefully perused the material available on record.
4. The petitioner in W.P.No.7752 of 2024 worked as Foreman in A.P. Cooperation Oil Growers Federation Limited. He filed the writ petition aggrieved by the action of the A.P. Cooperation Oil Growers Federation Limited in withdrawing the resolution passed on 01.02.2022 reducing the age of Superannuation from 62 to 60 years as per the Board Meetin
The enhancement of the age of superannuation requires governmental approval and is a matter of policy.
The determination of superannuation age is a policy decision of the government, requiring its approval for amendments, and courts cannot intervene without legal authority.
The court established that subsequent government actions can render initial petitions moot, affecting the adjudication of related legal challenges.
The court established that subsequent government actions can render earlier petitions moot, allowing for separate challenges to new decisions.
The Court held that the enhancement of age of superannuation to 62 years is a policy decision of the State Government and does not automatically apply to employees governed by independent Bye-laws.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the applicability of G.O.Ms.No.15, dtd. 31/1/2022, which enhanced the age of superannuation of Government Employees from 60 years to 62 years, t....
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