WP/12937/2018 of B.Ameen Basha Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

1 APHC010285682018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 12937/2018 Between: B.Ameen Basha ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K RAJI REDDY 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 12937/2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 4 & 5 in contemplating to retire the petitioner on attaining to age of 58 years though the age of superannuation fixed under AICTE Regulations as 62 years and 60 years as per amended Section 78-A of the AP Education Act 1982 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary discriminatory Unconstitutional and in violation of Arts. 14, 85 & 16 of the Constitutio