IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.16597 of 1998 Between: Kotla Lakshman, S/o. Naganna, R/o. Ponnur, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Guntur. 2 The Commissioner Endowments, Boggulagunta, Hyderabad. 3 The Executive Officer, Yedavallivari Choultry, Kothapet, Guntur, Guntur 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 may be pleased to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not paying the arrears of salary to petitioner from November, 1995 as illegal, arbitrary and unauthorised with a consequential direction to pay the entire arrears of salary from November, 1995 including the period of earned leave from 12-6-97 to 6-3-98 after taking into account the annual increments due in November, 96 and 1997 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the 3rd Respondent: MR. N. GURU GOPAL The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.16597 of 1998 ORDER: The issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by a Judgment of this Court, dated 26.12.1997, rendered in W.P.No.34230 of 1997. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms of the said Judgment. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to verify the actual salary due to be paid to the petitioner and, upon such verification, the 3rd respondent shall pay the entire salary due to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The 3rd respondent shall take necessary steps for getting the funds released from the 1st respondent, if the funds are not available with him for payment of salary to the petitioner. If any such request is made by the 3rd respondent, the 1st respondent shall take appropriate decision and make the funds available to the 3rd respondent for the purpose of paying the salary due to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 27th March, 2008. IBL To 1 The Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Guntur. 2 The Commissioner Endowments, Boggulagunta, Hyderabad. 3 The Executive Officer, Yedavallivari Choultry, Kothapet, Guntur, Guntur District. 4 Two CD copies