THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CONTEMPT CASE No.2066 OF 2023

O R D E R:

The Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 and 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for violation and willful disobedience of the order dated 20.12.2022 passed by this Court in W.P.No.2468 of 2022.

2. Heard Mr.Arvind Kumar Kata, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Rahul Reddy, Special Government Pleader for Government appearing on behalf of respondents. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned proceedings vide Proc.No.P2/394/2011 dated 03.11.2025 were issued by respondent No.1 appointing the petitioner herein as Sweeper on Compassionate grounds and posted in erstwhile Gram Panchayat Madhira of Madhira Mandal now upgraded as Madhira Municipality in terms of G.O.Ms.No.118, Finance & Planning Department dated 18.08.1999 as against an existing clear vacancy, in the time scale of pay of Rs.19000-640-20920-660-22900-690-24970-720-

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850/- on temporary basis; that since, then no clarity has been given on the aspect whether the said appointment was with retrospective or with prospective effect. He also seeks clarification on the aspect of G.O.Ms.No.655 Finance (Pension) Department, dated 22.09.2004 and prays for indulgence of this Court to pass appropriate orders.

4. Respondent Nos.1 and 3 are present-in-person before this Court. Respondent No.4 is present on-line.

5. Respondent No.4 states that the petitioner is appointed as Sweeper on compassionate grounds as per G.O.Ms.No.118, Finance & Planning Department dated 18.08.1999 which infers that he is appointed from the date of order dated 20.10.2011 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.740 of 2011, which was upheld by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.10.2018 in W.P.No.3971 of 2012. Accordingly, the effected date of appointment of the petitioner would be from 20.10.2011; that so far as the benefits are concerned, respondent No.4 would clarify that the petitioner would fall under Contributory Pension Scheme Rules as contained in G.O.Ms.No.655 Finance (Pension) Department dated

22.09.2004; that since the petitioner has not worked prior to 22.09.2004 as regular employee, the case of the petitioner does not fall under old Pension Scheme.

6. Having regard to the submissions of both the learned counsel and recording the submissions of respondent No.4, this Court does not see any reason or ground to keep this Contempt Case pending any further as there is no lawful disobedience noticed on the part of the respondents.

7. Accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. No costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions pending if any, shall stand closed.

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E.V.VENUGOPAL, J Date: 21.11.2025

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CONTEMPT CASE No.2066 OF 2023 Dated: 21.11.2025

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