IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23707 of 2008 Between: P. Rama Rao, S/o. Suri Naidu, Physical Education Teacher, A.P. Social Welfare Residential School (Boys), Palakonda, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, rep. by its Secretary, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 3 The Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential School (Boys), rep. by its Principal, Palakonda, Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioner as Physical Education Teacher as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner as Physical Education Teacher with eﬀect from 05-09-1988 and ﬁx the pay in revised pay scales of 1993, 1999 and 2005 and to release the pensionary benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SATYAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE MR.K. DURGA PRASAD The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23707 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioner as Physical Education Teacher as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner as Physical Education Teacher with eﬀect from 05.09.1988 and ﬁx his pay in the revised pay scales. The only grievance of the petitioner is that though he is working as Physical Education Teacher in the school run by A.P. Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for more than twenty years and is going to retire on 31.10.2008 on attaining the age of superannuation, his services have not been regularized. According to the petitioner, on his repeated requests, the 2nd respondent- Secretary of the Society addressed a letter dated 03.10.2006 to the Government recommending his case for regularization of his services, but the same is not acted upon. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent- Government is directed to consider the recommendations dated 03.10.2006 made by the 2nd respondent and pass appropriate orders thereon as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________​__________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 31st October, 2008. Note:- Issue CC in three days. BO IBL