THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Writ Petition No.25578 of 2000 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to direct the respondent-Organisation to release the balance arrears of salary benefits payable to the petitioner, by declaring the action of the respondents in not clearing off the arrears derived as a result of revised scales of pay in favour of the petitioner and keeping the same pending, as arbitrary and illegal. It appears, the petitioner joined the service of the respondent- Organisation as an Engineer (Instrumentation) w.e.f., 22.02.1996 and thereafter, in view of better opportunities, he joined the Gas Authority of India Limited after obtaining permission from the respondent- Organisation, which relieved him on 24.06.1997. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that after he joined the Gas Authority of India Limited, the pay scales in the respondent- Organisation were revised with retrospective effect from June 1995 and since he joined on 22.02.1996 and left the respondent- Organisation on 24.06.1997, for a period of one year four months and two days, he is entitled to the revised pay scales and the arrears thereof. In fact, the respondent-Organisation itself calculated the arrears payable to the petitioner under the revised pay scales approximately at Rs.20,256-18 ps and paid an amount of Rs.10,128-09 ps. However, the balance amount has not been paid. I am of the considered opinion that once the respondent- Organisation itself has decided to pay the arrears and paid half of the amount, the remaining amount cannot be withheld. The petitioner is entitled to recover the same from the respondent-Organisation as per law. Under those circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Organisation to pay the balance arrears of salary payable to the petitioner under letter, dated 18.03.2000, if not already paid, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________ (C.V. RAMULU,J) Date: 21.01.2011 VGB/KSP