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M Hari Krishna v. the State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC4 Mar 2026WP/32995/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

W.P. No. 32995 of 2025; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice D Ramesh; decision dated 05.03.2026; Junior Lineman; minimum pay scale on par with regular employees; pay parity; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Articles 14 and 21; State of Punjab v. Jagjit Singh (2017) 1 SCC 148; interim order dated 26.11.2025 implemented; respondent authorities paying minimum pay scale/wages; writ petition closed; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed; State of Andhra Pradesh; APEPDCL; Kavitha Gottipati for petitioners.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition closed without further orders, as the interim order dated 26.11.2025 (payment of minimum pay scale/wages) has been duly implemented; no order as to costs; pending Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, stand closed. ¶25

M Hari Krishna Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioners for payment of minimum of pay scale attached to the post of Junior Lineman on par with regular employees in that category is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, as prayed for in the writ petition (framed from the prayer; not adjudicated on merits).

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Court's answer

In view of the interim order dated 26.11.2025, the respondent authorities are paying the minimum pay scale/wages attached to the posts in which the petitioners are working; the interim order has been duly implemented and effected, and therefore no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Justice D Ramesh, order dated 05.03.2026) disposed of Writ Petition No. 32995 of 2025 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by M Hari Krishna and others, working as Junior Linemen, seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the respondents' action in not considering their case for payment of minimum of pay scale attached to the post of Junior Lineman on par with regular Junior Linemen illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21, and contrary to State of Punjab and others Vs. Jagjit Singh and others (2017 (1) SCC 148), and to direct payment of the minimum time scale with effect from their date of appointment. The Court recorded that, in view of its interim order dated 26.11.2025, the respondent authorities were already paying the minimum pay scale/wages attached to the posts in which the petitioners were working; the interim order having been duly implemented and effected, no further orders were required. The writ petition was closed with no order as to costs, and pending Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, stood closed.

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APHC010638272025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3208]

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THURSDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 32995/2025

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Between:

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M Hari Krishna and Others

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...PETITIONER(S)

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AND

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The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others

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...RESPONDENT(S)

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

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1.KAVITHA GOTTIPATI

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL)

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2.GP FOR SERVICES I

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3.GP FOR SERVICES II

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The Court made the following ORDER:

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This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

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“to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of petitioners for payment of minimum of pay scale attached to the post of Junior Lineman on par with regular employees in the category of Junior Lineman is ileegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the judgement reported in State of Punjab and others Vs. Jagjit Singh and others (2017 (1) see 148) and consequently direct the resondents to pay the Minimum time scale to the petitioners as Junior Lineman on par with regular employees of Junior Lineman with effect from their date of appointment and pass…”

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents.

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In view of the order passed by this Court on 26.11.2025, the respondent authorities are paying the minimum pay scale/wages attached to the posts in which the petitioners are respectively working. Therefore, the interim order has been duly implemented and effected. Hence, no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition.

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