WP/38573/2012 of PAPISETTY VENKATA RAMANAIAH,&KADAPA DIST,& 34 Vs STATE OF AP,ENERGY,SCY,HYD,& 3

APHC010719392012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 38573 OF 2012 Between: Papisetty Venkata Ramanaiah And 34 others. …Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh Department of Energy, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad rep. by its Principal Secretary and six others. …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri K.R.Prabhakar Counsel for the Respondents: 1. Venkata Rama Rao Kota, Ld. Standing Cousnel for A.P.S.P.D.C.L 2. Ld. Govt. Pleader for Energy 3. Sri P.Laxma Reddy 4. Sri V.V.Satish The Court made the following order: 1. This writ petition is filed challenging the proceedings dated 09.08.2012 issued by the respondents, whereby the respondents have imposed unreasonable conditions for continuing the services of the petitioners. 2. The petitioners were working as Bill Collectors. The learned standing counsel for the respondents submitted that during the pendency of the -2- W.P. No.38573 of 2012 writ petition, the respondent authorities transformed the method of billing and bill collection, thereby d