APHC010562172024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 29457/2024 Between:

1. G MUNI VENKATA NARAYANA, S/O.G.VENKATA MUNI, AGED

63 YEARS, RETIRED ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR (TRG) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT, AP, VIJAYAWADA. ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, (EANDT) DEPARTMENT, STATE OF AP, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP.

2. T HE DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, GOVERNMENT OF AP VIJAYAWADA.

...RESPONDENT(S):

This Court made the following ORDER:

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the Petitioners for the following relief:

to issue a Writ or Order more in the nature of Mandamus in declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing and paying the increments from February 2017 to February 2020 as illegal , arbitrary , violative of FR24 and accordingly set aside the 2nd respondent Memo C3/2188/2021 dated 18.11.2022 and consequentially direct the respondents to release and