Sanitary workers sought a mandamus directing the Finance Department to release Rs.68,50,675/- sanctioned for payment of their salaries for June to September 2021. Counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition pursuant to a court slip; the court permitted withdrawal.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
WRIT PETITION NO: 6683 OF 2024
Between:
worker. R/o Block No.30, D.No.30-1-17, Renigunta Bye pass.
Indiramma Colony, Dominedu, Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor district.
Worker, R/o D.No.13/13, Main Road, PKP Tanda VTC, Nallamanda Ananthapur district.
Worker, Block No.30, Renigunta Bye pass, Indiramma Colony,
Dominedu. Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor district.
D.No.21-10-441, Jeevakona, Tirupathi Urban, Chittoor district.
Chittoor district.
R/o D.No.32-1-7, Indiramma Colony, Daminedu, Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor district.
R/o Block No. 10, F-1, Indiramma Colony, Dominedu Tirupathi Rural,
Chittoor district
Worker, R/o Block No.5, F-1, Indiramma Colony, Dominedu, Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor district.
R/o D.No. 1-98, Om Kothuru Village, Nagari mandal Chittoor district.
Worker, R/o Buchanapalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal YSR Kadapa
district.
Worker, R/o D.No. 1-19, Mallamagunta, Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor district.
. A.Koushalya, w/o Tyagarajula Reddy Aged about 40 years. Sanitary
Worker, R/o Maredupalli, Nandanoor mandal, Chittoor district.
Kona, Kalakada Mandal, Chittoor district.
D.No. 1-102, Near KLM Hospital, Gajulamandyam, Chittoor district.
Maredupalli, Nandanoor mandal Chittoor district
Worker, R/o 6-23/1, Vinayaka Rajakula Colony, Vedanthapuram, Oteru
Tirupathi Rural Chittor district.
Supervisor, R/o D.No. 1-251, Mundlapudi, Tirupathi Rural, Chittoor
district.
R/o D.No.6-66, Rajakula Colony, Pudipatia Chittoor district.
Surpervisor R/o D.No.21 -131, Chandragirikota, Chittoor district.
R/o Block No.18,F-18 Indiramma Colony Daminedu, Tirupathi Rural,
Chittoor District.
...PETITIONERS
AND
...RESPONDENTS
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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 6th respondent in not releasing the amount of Rs.68,50,675/for payment salaries to the petitioners for the period from June, 2021 to September, 2021 even after sanctioned and uploaded vide proceedings i n Rc.No.2429/A1/Covid-Salaries-OSC/DMHO/CTR/2022 dt.4-1-2023 by the 3rd respondent herein is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principals of natural justice and consequently direct the 6th respondent herein to release the sanctioned amount for payment of salaries to the petitioners forthwith
lA NO: 1 OF 2n?d
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed i m support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 6th respondent herein ] to release the amount of Rs.68,50,675/- for payment of salaries to the petitioners for the period
from June, 2021 to September, 2021 in pursuance of the proceedings in Rc.No,2429/A1/Covid-Salaries-OSC/DMHO/CTR/2022 dt.4-1-2023 issued by the 3rd respondent forthwith
Counsel for the Petitioners SRI. G V S MEHAR KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR MEDICAL & HEALTH Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 to 5: NONE APPEARED Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : GP FOR FINANCE The Court made the following:ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AMARAVATI
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI
•k.-
WRIT PETITION No.6683 of 2024
B.Kanthamma, W/o Srinivasulu Naik, Aged about 53 years, Sanitary worker, R/o Block No.30, D.No.30-1-17, Renigunta Bye Pass, Indiramma Colony, Dominedu, Tirupati Rural, Chittoor District and 32 others. ...Petitioners
Versus
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District and five others.
Respondents
Counsel for the petitioners : Sri G.V.S.Mehar Kumar Counsel for respondents : GP for Services - IV and GP for Services -1
ORDER
In pursuance of court slip dated 11.07.2024, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition.
Permission is accorded.
Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
No order as to costs.
As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitionsshall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// Sd/- P.VENKATA RAMANA rN JOINJ REGISTRAR SE^ ^^OFFICER
To,
G V S MEHAR KUMAR Advocate , 1. One CC to SRI. HEALTH, High Court of Andhra 2. Two CCS to GP FOR MEDICAL & Pradesh. [OUT] Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] GP FOR FINANCE, High ^ Two CCs to 4. Three CD Copies
4
>4
%
HIGH COURT
SRS, J
DATED: 15/07/2024
ORDER
WP.No.6683 of 2024
X 0 3 OCT 202'! -
^ Current Secuor^ ^
DISMISSING THE WP AS WITHDRAWN
WITHOUT COSTS
2 provisions across 2 enactments
B.Kanthamma and 32 other sanitary workers
The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Department
The District Collector, Chittoor district
The District Medical Health Officer, Chittoor
The Nodal Officer, Sri Padmavathi Nilayam Tiruchanoor & Secretary, Tirupati Urban Development Authority
B.Mohan Prasad, Contractor (Man Power Supplier)
Subba Reddy Satti
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
