Prakasam Aided Upper Primary School, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Aided school – grant-in-aid SGT post
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati, W.P. No. 6386 of 2025, decided 02.09.2025 by K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J. Aided upper primary school challenged DEO proceedings Rc.No.4328/C2/2023 dt.12.11.2024 adjusting surplus teacher K. Venkateswarlu against its vacant grant-in-aid SGT post. Held: Government Memo No.ESE01/904/2024-PS dt.19.11.2024 permitting direct recruitment (per G.O.Ms.No.1, Education (P.S.2) dt.01.01.1994) superseded the DEO proceedings; impugned proceedings set aside; implementation directed within four weeks; no costs. Background: ban on aided vacancies (Memo dt.20.10.2004; G.O.Ms.No.40 dt.30.06.2017), Rules 10(1), 12, 12(3A) of G.O.Ms.No.1, G.O.Ms.No.59 SE (PS) dt.22.06.2023 rationalisation, AP Education Act 1982 S.46, Article 226, contempt cases CC 5165/2023 and CC 3617/2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with relief: the proceedings in Rc.No.4328/C2/2023 dated 12.11.2024 issued by the 4th respondent are set aside, and the respondents are directed to implement Memo No.ESE01/904/2024-PS dated 19.11.2024 (permission to fill up the vacant aided post by direct recruitment) within four weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications, if any, stand closed.