K.Gopinath v. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to DIRECT the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, ' Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer to consider the representation fifed by the petitioner dated 28-09-2017 requesting for appointment on a \ regular basis by giving him a pay-scale in the establishment of the Tirumala ^ ’ % Tirupati Devastanam, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI C SRINIVASA BABA, Standing Counsel for TTD Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS APHC010166702018 QMS WRIT PETITION NO: 6891 OF 2018 Between: K.Seshagiri Rao, s/o Krishna Swamy, Aged about. 42 years, Occ. Un employee, r/o H.No.743, Balaji Nagar, Tirumala, Chittoor District. AND ...Petitioner

#1. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Rep. y its Executive Officer,

#2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. ...Respondents 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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer in not considering the case of the petitioner as volunteer / attender having rendered his services for 28 years in Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam and regularizing the services of the petitioner as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to DIRECT the 1st respondent i.e.. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer to consider the representation filed by the petitioner dated 28-09-2017 requesting for appointment on a regular basis by giving him a pay-scale in the establishment of the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :C SRINIVASA BABA, Standing Counsel for TTD Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) APHC010156642018 WRIT PETITION NO: 6898 OF 2018 Between: KM.Sundaresan, s/o late K.M.Govinda Meenon, Aged about 54 years, Occ. Un-employee, r/o H.No.20-1-466-FSA, Maruthinagar Tirupati, Chittoor District. AND ...Petitioner

#1. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Rep. by its Executive Officer,

#2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. ...Respondents 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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer in not considering the case of the petitioner as volunteer / attender having rendered his services for 28 years in Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam and regularizing the services of the petitioner as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law and pass. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to DIRECT the 1st respondent i.e.. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam. Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer to the representation filed by the petitioner dated 28-09-2017 requesting for appointment on a regular basis by giving him a pay-scale the establishment of the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M VIDYASAGAR Counsbl for the Respondent No.1 SRINIVASA BABA, SC FOR TTD Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) APHC010156662018 WRIT PETITION NO: 6918 OF 2018 Between: M.Mani, s/o M.Nagaiah Aged about. 48 years, Occ. Un-employee, r/o H.No.20-5-508 F, Sanjay Gandhi Colony, Korlagunta, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. AND ...Petitioner

#1. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Rep.by its Executive Officer.

#2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. ...Respondents 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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer in not considering the case of the petitioner as volunteer / attender having rendered his services for 28 years in Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam and regularizing the services of the petitioner as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law. lA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Direct the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer to consider the representation filed by the petitioner dated 28-09-2017 requesting for appointment on a regular bpis by the establishment of the Tirumala tirupati giving him a pay-scale Devastanam, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI C SRINIVASA BABA, StandlLg Counsel for TTD. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) APHC010156652018 WRIT PETITION NO: 6926 OF 2018 Between: Munirathnam Reddy, S/o. Late M.Rami Reddy aged about. 55 years, Occ. Unemployee, R/o. H.No. 971, Balajinagar, Tirumala, Chittoor District AND ...Petitioner

#1. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Rep.by its Executive Officer,

#2. State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Rep. by its Principal Secretary. ...Respondents 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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the ISt respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep. by its Executive Officer in not considering the case of the petitioner as volunteer / attender having rendered his services for 28 years in Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam and regularizing the services of the petitioner as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law and pass. lA NO:!1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to DIRECT the 1st respondent i.e., Tirumala Trupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District rep. by its Executive Officer to consider the representation filed by the petitioner dated 28-09-2017 requesting for appointment on a regular basis by giving him a pay-scale in the establishment of the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI C SRINIVASA BABA, Standing Counsel for TTD Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) The Court made the following Common Order: 1 APHC010156692018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3396] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NOS.6882. 6891. 6898, 6918 AND 6926 OF 2018 WRIT PETITION NO: 6882/2018: Between:

1.K.GOPINATH. AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS. OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0 H:N0.2-35, PERUR VILLAGE AND POST, TIRUPATHI (RURAL), CHITTOOR DISTRICT . ...PETITIONER AND

1.TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTANAM, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

2.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) AMARAVATHI, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENT(S); WRIT PETITION NO: 6891/2018: Between:

1.K.SESHAGIRI RAO,, S/0 KRISHNA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT. 42 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0 H.N0.743. BALAJI NAGAR, TIRUMALA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER 2 AND

1.TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTANAM, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

2.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) amaraVathi, VELAGAPUDI DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. SECRETARIAT, WRIT PETITION NO: 6898/2018: Between: ...RESPONDENT(S):

1.KM.SUNDARESAN S/0 LATE K.M.GOVINDA MEENON, AGED ABOUT. 54 YEARS, OCC. UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0 H.NO.20-1-466-FSA, MARUTHINAGAR TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. )) ...PETITIONER AND

1.TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTANAM, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

2.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) AMARAVATHI, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. WRIT PETITION NO: 6918/2018: Between: ...RESPONDENT(S):

1.M.MANI, S/0 M.NAGAIAH AGED ABOUT. 48 YEARS, OCC. UN- EMPLOYEE, R/0 H.NO.20-5-508 F, SANJAY GANDHI COLONY, KORLAGUNTA, TIRUPATHI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND

1.TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTANAM, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR 3 DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

2.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. SECRETARIAT, ...RESPONDENT{S): WRIT PETITION NO: 6926/2018: Between:

1.MUNIRATHNAM REDDY, S/0. LATE M.RAMI REDDY AGED ABOUT. R/0. H.NO. 971, BALAJINAGAR, 55 YEARS, OCC. UNEMPLOYEE, TIRUMALA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND

1.TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTANAM, TIRUPATl, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

2.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE (ENDOWMENTS) AMARAVATHI, VELAGAPUDI, DEPARTMENT, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. SECRETARIAT, ...RESPONDENT(S); Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.M VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP)

2.6 SRINIVASA BABA (SC FOR TTD) The Cburt made the following: COMMON ORDER In view of the common issue involved in the batch of these writ petitions, they are being disposed by way of this common order.

#2. All these writ petitions are filed with a common prayer to declare the action of the 1®* respondent i.e., Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District, rep.by its Executive Officer in not considering the case of the petitioner as volunteer / attender having rendered his services for 28 years in Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam and regularizing the services of the petitioner as bad, illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law and pass such other order or orders.

#3. Learned counsel for the petitioner in all these writ petitions, would submit that these petitions have been filed seeking regularization of the services of the petitioners in TTD. As an interim measure, there is a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioners, Learned counsel would further submit that the representations of the petitioners considered and rejected including the issue relating to their appointment. Learned counsel would further submit that in case, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents furnished the copy of such rejection, petitions may be disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to challenge such orders.

#4. Learned Standing Counsel for TTD has placed record proceedings dated 05.04.2018 in Roc.No.B7/E7/1717/2018 issued! by the 5 Executive Engineer, TTD, Tirupati, which shows the TTD rejected the claim of the petitioners for regularization. .!

#5. Recording the same, these Writ Petitions are disposed of, giving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the said rejection orders, if so advised. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. To, //TRUE COPY// Sd/-B.PRASADA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR f&OFFlCER SEC

#1. The Executive Officer Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati, Chittoor District.

#2. The Principal Secretary Revenue (Endowments) Department Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi.

#3. One CC to Sri. M Vidyasagar, Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to Sri. C Srinivasa Baba, Standing Counsel for TTD.[OPUC] 5. Two CCS to GP for ENDOWMENTS, High Court of Andhra Pradesh.[OUT]

#6. Two CD Copies HIGH COURT DATED;02/07/2025 ORDER WP NO’S. 6882, 6891, 6898, 6918 AND 6926 OF 2018 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIONS WITHOUT COSTS