IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO Dated this the 25^th day of March, 2026 WRIT PETITION No.22687 of 2006 Between:

Mohd. Mustafa Ali .. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Education (SE.PS.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others.

.. Respondents

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition is filed to set aside the Memo No.1175/PS.I/A2/2003, dated 13.02.2006, and consequently to declare that the petitioner is entitled to be absorbed in the grant in aid post of Secondary Grade Teacher, which he has been holding with effect from 17.09.1998 in the 5^th respondent High School with all consequential benefits.

2. Heard Ms. Mukkera Sahithi Sri Kavya, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing for the respondents. Perused the record.

3. Brief facts of the case are as follows:

(a) Petitioner was originally appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher in an un-aided post on 16.06.1986 in the 5^th respondent. As on that date, G.O.Ms.No. 524 Education, dated 20.12.1988 was not in existence. There were no rules at all governing the un-aided po