IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3506]

AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO.1169 OF 2002 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural ...Petitioner University Retired Teachers’

Association, Hyderabad, rep. by its General Secretary.

Vs.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its ...Respondents Principal Secretary to Government, Finance &

Planning (FW-Pension 1) Department & Ors.

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Advocate for Petitioner: Sri M.Vijay Kumar, learned Senior Counsel, for Sri Manoj Kumar Bethapudi, learned counsel.

Advocate for respondents 1 & 2 : Learned Asst. Govt. Pleader for learned Government Pleader for Higher Education.

Advocate for 3^rd respondent:

Ms.S.Pranathi, learned Standing Counsel for ANGRAU CORAM : SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN DATE : 08th May, 2026

ORDER:

Present writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“….to issue an order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not conferring the benefits a maximum of 40 of commutation of pension w.e.f. 01.01.1996 instead of 01.04.1999 to the members of the petitioner’s Association, as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further,