WP/5164/2019 of M. Ananda Rao Vs THE STATE OF AP

1 APHC010116222019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 5164/2019 Between: M. Ananda Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D SUDHARSHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GHANTA SRIDHAR 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “…..to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in contemplating to retire the petitioner on attaining 58 years of age, though the age of superannuation ought to be 60 years as per amended Section 78-A of the A.P. Education Act, 1982 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, discriminative, unconstitutional and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in 2 service in 5th respondent institution