(SHOW CAUSE NOTICE BEFORE ADMISSION) IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 17629 OF 2020

Between:

Atluri Radha Krishna Murthy, S/o. Venkatanarsaiah, aged about 82 yrs, Librarian, Village Library, Seetanapally, Kaikaloor Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

...Petitioner

AND

• 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District.
• 2. The Director of Public Libraries, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
• 3. The Secretary, Zilla Grandalaya Samstha, Krishna District, at Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

...Respondents

WHEREAS the Petitioner above named through his Advocate Sri CH.GANESH presented this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondents in not considering the request of the petitioner for payment of his worked period salary from May, 2018 to till date, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Article 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and prays, to direct the respondents herein to pay the worked period salary of the petitioner from May, 2018 onwards till to date, and also fix personal responsibility and accountability against the respondents for intentionally, wilfully not paying the worked period salary of the petitioner and also award costs to the petitioner, for inordinate delay on the part of the respondents herein and also pay all consequential service and monetary benefits.

AND WHEREAS the High Court upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Ch.Ganesh, Advocate for the Petitioner and GP for Services-III for the Respondents, directed issue of notice to the Respondents herein to show cause as to why this WRIT PETITION should not be admitted.

You viz:

• 1. The Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, State of Andhra Pradesh.
• 2. The Director of Public Libraries, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
• 3. The Secretary, Zilla Grandalaya Samstha, Krishna District, at Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

are be and hereby directed to show cause either appearing in person or through an Advocate, as to why in the circumstances set out in the petition and the affidavit filed therewith (copy enclosed) this WRIT PETITION should not be admitted, within four weeks, on which date the case stands posted for hearing.

The Court made the following: ORDER:

"Notice before admission.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Government pleader for Services-III appearing for respondents.

The learned Government pleader sought time to file counter affidavit.

Post after four (4) weeks to enable Government pleader to file counter affidavit."

//TRUE COPY//

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

SD/- G.Srinivas Reddy

To,

• 1. The Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, State of Andhra Pradesh.
• 2. The Director of Public Libraries, Amaravathi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
• 3. The Secretary, Zilla Grandalaya Samstha, Krishna District, at Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (Addresses 1 to 3 by RPAD- along with a copy of petition and affidavit)
• 4. One CC to Sri. Ch.Ganesh, Advocate [OPUC]
• 5. Two CCs to GP for Services-III, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT]
• 6. One spare copy

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HIGH COURT

DEVJ

DATED:29/09/2020

NOTE: POST AFTER FOUR WEEKS

NOTICE BEFORE ADMISSION

WP.No.17629 of 2020

$200$