P Satyanarayana v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
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APHC Amaravati; WRIT PETITION No.22617/2024; Justice D. Ramesh; decided 11.02.2026. Contract Shift Operator (P Satyanarayana) at Guravajipeta Sub-Station engaged through contractor G Varalakshmi (resp. 7); disengaged by DEE/APCPDCL Kanigiri letter dt.10.04.2024 without show-cause notice. Writ petition under Article 226 dismissed as NOT MAINTAINABLE for want of employer-employee relationship/privity of contract with respondent Nos.2 and 4 to 6; reliance on Division Bench judgment in W.A.No.467 of 2023 (paras 9-10) quoting judgment dt.05.08.2021 in W.P.Nos.12035, 12154, 11898 of 2021: escrow-account salary payments and contractor-run recruitment do not establish employment with official respondents. Liberty to seek appropriate forum; no costs; Articles 14/16 and natural justice claims left unaddressed. Keywords: outsourced/contract labour, escrow account, privity of contract, maintainability of writ petition, APCPDCL.