APHC010123762026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3333]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 7763 OF 2026 Between:

1. P PRADEEP KUMAR, S/O. P. VENKATA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS. OCC. CITY PLANNER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KURNOOL, R/O. FLAT NO. 409, SKANDANSHI CLOUD 9 TOWERS, BALAJI NAGAR, KURNOOL ...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTSECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 to issue an appropriate order, writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in not releasing the annual grade increments which are due to the petitioner for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 and making inordinate delay in releasing increments inspite of the intimation given to the pe