WP/5453/2019 of A DEVASAHYAM Vs The state of andhra pradesh

APHC010123692019 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. 5453 of 2019 Between: A Devasahyam ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N BHARAT BABU 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 by the Petitioner seeking the indulgence of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “ i) to declare the action of the respondents in contemplating to retire the petitioner on attaining 58 years of age though the age of superannuation fixed under section 78A of A.P.Education Act 1982 and A.P.Admission and Fee regulatory Committee AFRC 2015 is 60 years for last grade service as illegal irregular arbitrary discrimination unconstitutional and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and ii) consequently, declare that the intimation letter Ref.BEC/PF/426 dat