HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28866 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was, initially, employed as a Cleaner in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, on 07-06-1987. He was promoted as Mill Wright Mechanic on 15-06-1987. Thereafter, he was promoted as Leading Hand on 14-08-1996. 2. Writ Petition No.19217 of 1996 was filed challenging the promotion of the petitioner as Leading Hand. That Writ Petition was allowed on 25-09-2002. The same resulted in reversion of the petitioner to a lower post on 27-09-2002. Petitioner filed Writ Petition No.18938 of 2002, challenging the order of reversion. On the basis of the interim stay, granted by this Court in W.P. No.18938 of 2002, the petitioner continued as Leading Hand. That writ petition was, however, dismissed on 18-02-2010. Consequent on the same, the petitioner stood reverted to a lower post. The Corporation issued Office Order, dated 21-07-2010, to the petitioner proposing to recover a sum of Rs.49,724/-, being the difference of salary between the posts of Mill Wright Mechanic and Leading Hand, for the period during which the petitioner continued on the strength of the interim order. The same is challenged in this writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 4. It is no doubt true that the order of reversion, passed against the petitioner, was upheld by this Court. The fact, however, remains that the petitioner was paid the salary for the post of Leading Hand, as long as he worked in that post. Hence, there cannot be any justification for the respondents to recover the said amount. It is not as if the petitioner functioned as Mill Wright Mechanic and claimed the salary for the post of Leading Hand. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 22, 2010. KTL