Chitti Rambabu v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of services; temple/endowment employee (night watchman discharging attender duties, Sri Kanaka Durgammavari Devasthanam, Palacol, West Godavari); writ of mandamus under Article 226; violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21; Umadevi (2006 (4) SCC 1), Nihal Singh (2013 (14) SCC 65), Amarendra Kumar Mahapatra (2014 (4) SCC 583), Amarkant Rai (2015 (8) SCC 265), Narendra Kumar Tiwari (2018 (8) SCC 238) cited in prayer; 19 years of service; direction to consider representation within three months; respondents: State of AP (Revenue Endowments), Commissioner of Endowments, Deputy Commissioner of Endowments Kakinada, Executive Officer; disposed with liberty to represent; interim orders vacated; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 with material establishing continuous service from initial appointment; respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to consider the claim for regularization strictly in accordance with law and Apex Court principles and pass appropriate orders within three months; interim orders vacated; pending miscellaneous applications closed; no order as to costs.