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

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 4975/2026 Between:

1. Y .V.RAMAKRISHNA,, S/O Y.V.SUBRAHMANYAM, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, WORKING AS PART-TIME JUNIOR LECTURER (PTJL-MTS) GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE, B.CAMP, KURNOOL-518002,

KURNOOL DISTRICT. AP.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. A.P.- 522 238

2. C OMMISSIONER OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, LAKSHMIPURAM, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, AP -

522007.

3. R EGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR FOR INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, KADAPA, NO.8, 373-45, ROAD, NEAR NEW COLLECTOR OFFICE BESIDE DEO OFFICE, RIMS,

KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH 516004.

4. T HE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE, B.CAMP, KURNOOL-518002, KURNOOL

DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not extending the benefit of enhancement of age of superannuation from 60 years to 62 years to the petitioner, who is working as Part-time Junior Lecturer (JL- MTS) in the 4th respondent Government vocational Junior College on par with the regular Junior Lecturers working in Government Junior Colleges, as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in service up to 62

years of age on par with regular Junior Lecturers, IA NO: 1 OF 2026

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 to direct the respondents. pending disposal of the main writ petition, to consider and continue the petitioner, who is working as Part-time Junior Lecturer (JL-MTS) in the 4th respondent Government Vocational Junior College, in service up to 62 years of age on par with the regular Junior Lecturers working in the said college, without giving effect to any

action discontinuing him on attainment of 60 years, Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. BHARAT BABU.N Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES III The Court made the following:

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

of India for the following relief/s:-

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“…to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not extending the benefit of enhancement of age of superannuation from 60 years to 62 years to the petitioner, who is working as Part-time Junior Lecturer (JL- MTS) in the 4^th respondent Government Vocational Junior College on par with the regular Junior Lecturers working in

Government Junior Colleges, as illegal and arbitrary.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing on behalf of

the respondents.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that he has been working Part- time Junior Lecturer (JL-MTS) in the 4^th respondent Government Vocational Junior College on par with the regular Junior Lecturers working in Government Junior Colleges and Government has taken a policy decision to extend the age of superannuation from 60 years to 62 years to the Government Employees. Though the said benefit has been extended to all the Government Employees, but for the reason that the petitioner is a Contract Lecturer, the same has not been extended to him. In the identical matter came up before the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.770 o