IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 18845 of 2004 Between: SK. MOHIDDIN, E-326186, S/o. Kalesha Saheb,Mechanic, Vijayawada Depot, R/o. New Sanathnagar, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C. Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Krishna Region, Krishna District at Vijayawada. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Vijayawada Depot, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents herein in not granting the selection grade scale stagnation increments to the petitioner on completion of 12 years service is illegal, unjust and arbitrary, contrary to well established principles of law and as such set aside the same by directing the respondents herein to add the stagnation increment to the petitioner on completion of 12 years of service w.e.f 1-4-1991 irrespective of his transfer from the date of initial appointment and to pay the arrears by refixing the pay of the petitioner forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondents: MR.R.MANMADHA REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner contends that he has been working as a Mechanic in the respondent Corporation for more than 12 years and he is entitled for stagnation increment. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents did not take any steps to release the stagnation increment to him. Therefore, he approached this Court through this writ petition, seeking a direction to the respondent to release the stagnation increment to him. 2. If it is a fact that the petitioner completed 12 years of service, the respondents are directed to pass appropriate orders regarding the release of the stagnation increment to the petitioner, keeping in view the Judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1301 of 2000 dated 29.10.2002, within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. 3. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. dsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To: 1. The Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 2. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Krishna Region, Krishna District at Vijayawada 3. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Vijayawada Depot, Krishna District 4. Two CD copies.