APHC010138082026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 7498/2026 Between:

1. A CHANDRA SEKHARA REDDY, S/O. A.KRISHNA REDDY, AGED

62 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTYTRANSPORT COMMISSIONER (ADMIN) O/O. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NTR BHAVAN, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TRANSPORT, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238.

2. T HE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, STATE OF A.P, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT-520001.

...RESPONDENT(S):

The Court made the following ORDER:

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

“to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents not releasing the annual grade increments for the years2025 and 2026 (2 years) as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper, violative of the provisions of Fundamental Rules and contrary to the orders of this Hon'ble Court apart from