S Subramanyam Jetty v. the State of Ap
Case brief
What is this about?
Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati; Writ Petition No. 36548/2025; Justice D Ramesh; decided 05.03.2026; writ of mandamus; absorption of services; policy decision; equal pay for equal work; minimum time scale; Shift Operator; Junior Linemen; B.P.(P GE) Ms.No.36 dt.18-05-1997; G.O.Ms. No.41 LET F (Gas 11) Department dt.23-09-1996; Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) dt.04-12-2016; TETUF; WP(PIL) No.149/2017 orders dt.18-09-2018; State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh (2017) 1 SCC 148; Article 226; Articles 14, 16, 21, 23; legitimate expectation; promissory estoppel; interim order 31.12.2025 implemented; writ petition closed; no order as to costs; PEETA RAMAN; VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA SC FOR APSPDCL; V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL); GP FOR SERVICES I.
What did the court decide?
No fresh relief awarded: the interim direction of the order dated 31.12.2025 stands duly implemented, with respondent authorities already paying the minimum pay scale/wages applicable to the posts of Shift Operator/Junior Linemen; accordingly no further orders were passed and the writ petition was closed, with no order as to costs, and pending Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, standing closed.