S Krishna Swamy v. the State of Ap
Andhra Pradesh High Court (Amaravati) – Service law / payment of salary
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 20344 of 2024, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 11.09.2025 by Justice Nyapathy Vijay. Seven retired Gurukulam/APSWREIS employees (S Krishna Swamy and others) sought a mandamus under Article 226, invoking Articles 14, 16 and 21, against non-consideration of their representations for payment of salary for service rendered pursuant to interim orders in earlier superannuation-age writ petitions dismissed on 06.09.2023 following G.O.Ms.No.15 dated 31.01.2022 (age of superannuation raised to 62 years). Counter affidavit disclosed that APSWREIS Society forwarded the representations to the State vide letter dated 29.10.2024. Court disposed of the petition directing the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department to consider the representations within three months; no costs; Section 151 CPC miscellaneous petitions closed. No monetary amount awarded; no precedents cited.