Golla Ramesh Babu v. The Managing Director,

THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE J.UMA DEVI WRIT PETITION No.27661 of 2017 ORDER: {Per the Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan} The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a mandamus to declare the inaction of the 1st respondent in not taking any decision and not extending the benefit of superannuation from 58 to 60 years pursuant to the Act 4 of 2014 and G.O.Ms.No.102 dated 27.06.2017 as arbitrary and illegal. A consequential direction is sought to the 1st respondent herein to continue the petitioner in service till the end of 60 years.

It is wholly unnecessary for us to examine the rival contentions on merits, in as much as the Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued G.O.Ms.No.138 dated 08.08.2017 amending G.O.Ms.No.102 dated 27.06.2017 holding that the said order shall come into force with effect from 02.06.2014. The said G.O. records that, in furtherance of the amended clause, the Government had ordered that employees working in Companies/Corporations/Societies, included in the Schedules IX and X of the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, 2014, shall not be superannuated only on the ground of attainment of 58 years of age; and, in case such an employee was superannuated on that ground, he/she shall be reinstated and continued up to 60 years. We consider it appropriate, in such circumstances, to direct the respondents to consider and take a decision in terms of G.O.Ms.No.138 dated 08.08.2017 with utmost expedition and, in any event, not later than three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

_________________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, ACJ) ____________________ (J.UMA DEVI, J) 21st August, 2017 JSU

THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN AND THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE J.UMA DEVI WRIT PETITION No.27661 of 2017 Date: 21.08.2017 JSU