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APHC010347302021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE 29^th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION TRANSFERED FROM APAT NO: 618/2021 Between:

1. M VENKATA NAGARAJU, S/O. LATE SRI RAMACHANDRA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, TYPIST D.NO.8-83, KOTHAPALLIVARI STREET, AMRUTHALURU POST ANDMANDAL, GUNTUR DIST ...PETITIONER A N D

1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE ANDMARKETING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, MANDADAM GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P., 2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, , OLD MIRCHI YARD MARKET, CHUTTUGUNTA, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S):

pleased to issue an appropriate Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus (a) by declaring the entire action of the respondents, particularly the entire action of the 2nd respondent in not regularizing the services of the petitioner and no declaring his probation in the cadre of Typist and also not releasing annual grade increments, despite of acquiring technical qualifications, such as Typewriting Higher Grade English and Higher Grade Telugu and also possessing PGDCA on the untenable ground that, he acquired technical qualifications belatedly and other way issuing impugned memo Rc.No.SA/ADM/296/2014, dated 24-01-2017 by the 2nd respondent, asking willingness to work in the lower post is as highly illegal, arbitrary, unsustainable and contrary to Division Bench judgment in WP No. 11321/2019, dated 14-08-2019 r/w judgment dated 16-04-2021 in WP No.17966/2020 and recent judgment reported in 2022(6) ALD 238 (AP), dated 08-07-2022 and recent judgment in WP(AT) No.233/2021, dated 01- 12-2022 and set aside or quash the impugned memo dated 24-01-2017 of the 2nd respondent. (b) and consequently to direct the respondents to forthwith regularize the services of the petitioner w.e.f. his date of joining into duty as Typist and also declare his probation with all consequential benefits, such as seniority, pay fixation and other allied benefits without reference to the present impugned memo Rc.No.SA/ADM/296/2014, dated 24-01-2017 of the 2nd respondent, in view various judgments in the subject matter including recent judgment reported 2022 (6) ALD-238 (AP) and judgment in WP(AT) No.233/2021, dated 01-12-2022 and to pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstance of the case. Main prayer amended/substituted as per Court Order Dt.29-12-2022 vide I.A.No.1/2022 in W.P.(AT)No.618 of 2021.

IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 to permit the petitioner herein to amend main prayer as well as interim prayer earlier sought in the WP(AT) by way of substituting the both prayers in the writ petition as follows: and to pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. In view of the facts and circumstances stated above, the Petitioner herein prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus: (a) by declaring the entire action of the respondents, particularly the entire action of the 2nd respondent in not regularizing the services of the petitioner and no declaring his probation in the cadre of Typist and also not releasing annual grade increments, despite of acquiring technical qualifications, such as Typewriting Higher Grade English and Higher Grade Telugu and also possessing PGDCA on the untenable ground that, he acquired technical qualifications belatedly and other way issuing impugned memo Rc.No.SA/ADM/296/2014, dated 24.01.2017 by the 2nd respondent, asking willingness to work in the lower post is as highly illegal, arbitrary, unsustainable and contrary to Division Bench j