IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 15107 of 2003 Between: 1 Y. Venkatramana Reddy S/o. Rami Reddy, Secretary, Basinikonda PACS, Nimmanapalle Cross Road, Madanapalle - 517 325 Chittoor District. 2 M. Nagi Reddy S/o. Chinnapa Reddy Secretary, Basinikonda PACS, Harini Complex, Nimmanapalle Road, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 3 S.V. Sathayanarayana S/o. Venkataswamy Secretary, Thettu PACS, Thettu (Post), Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 4 P. Rajanna S/o. Chinnappa,Thettu PACS,Thettu(Post) Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District. 5 M. Sreenath S/o. Subbaiah, Clerk, Thettu PACS, Thettu (Post), Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 6 A. Maruthi Sastry, S/o. Ramakrishna Sastry, Secretary, Kurabalakota PACS, Kurabalakota Mandal, CHittoor District 7 S. Jaffer Ali Basha, S/o. Ashamath Peer, Secretary, Mudiveedu PACS, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District. 8 P.M. Narasimhulu Naidu S/o. Subbanna Secretary, Kannemadugu PACS, Thamballapalle (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District 9 G. Venkatramana Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy,Secretary, Kannemadugu PACS, Thamballapalle (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District. 10 G. Narayana Reddy S/o. Nagi Reddy Secretary, Sompalli PACS, Mulakalacheruvu (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District 11 S. Enaithulla S/o. Mahaboob Saheb, Secretary, Sompalli PACS, Mulakalacheruvu (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District 12 N. Bhaskar Reddy, S/o. Reddeppa Reddy, Secretary, Nimmanapalle PACS, Nimmanapalle (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District 13 V.S. Narasimham, S/o. V.L. Kantha Achari, Secretary, Nimmanapalle PACS, Nimmanapalle (Post and Mandal), Chittoor District 14 C. Krishnappa S/o. Chinnappa, Secretary, Vempalli PACS, Nehrunagar, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 15 R. Sreenivasa Prasad, S/o. Reddeppa Reddy, Secretary, Vempalli PACS, Nehrunagar, Madanapalle, Chittoor District. 16 P.V. Reddeppa, S/o. Venkataswamy, Secretary, Vempalli PACS, Nehrunagar, Madanapalle, Chittoor District. 17 S. Venkatanarayana Reddy, S/o. Chinnapa Reddy, Secretary, Vayalpad PACS, Vayalpad Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 18 K. Konda Reddy, S/o. Reddeppa Reddy, Secretary, Gurramkonda PACS, Gurramkonda Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 19 B. Rajagopal Reddy, S/o. Chinna Krishna Reddy, Secretary, Gurramkonda PACS, Gurramkonda Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 20 T. Venkatanarayana Reddy, S/o. Rami Reddy, Secretary, Medikurthi PACS, Medikurthi Post, Kalikiri Mandal, Chittoor District 21 M. Krishna Reddy, S/o. Gangi Reddy, Secretary, Kona PACS, Kalakada Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 22 K. Ramachandra Reddy, S/o. Papi Reddy, Secretary, Gandaboyanapalle PACS, Gandaboyanapalle Post, Vayalpad Mandal, Chittoor District 23 L. Narasimhulu Naidu, S/o. Gurrappa Naidu, Secretary, Tharigonda PACS, Tharigonda Post, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District 24 M. Baba Indiraram, S/o. M.S. Narahari, Secretary, B. Kotha Kota PACS, B. Kotha Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 25 K. Reddivaradacharyulu, S/o. Perumallacharyulu, Secretary, B. Kotha Kota PACS, B. Kotha Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 26 G. Krishna Murthy, S/o. Venkatasubbaiah, Secretary, Gattu PACS, Gattu Post, B. Kothakota Mandal, Chittoor District 27 C. Subramanyam, S/o. Narasimhachari, Secretary, Peddathippasamudram (P.T.M.) PACS, P.T.M. Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 28 N. Narasimhulu S/o. Ramaiah Sastry, Secretary, Gollapalli PACS, Gollapalli Post, B. Kothakota Mandal, Chittoor District 29 G. Rathnaiah S/o. Ramaiah, Secretary, Ramanayunikota PACS, Peddapallem Post, Mulakacheruvu Mandal, Chittoor District 30 T. Viswanatham, S/o. Pedda Mallappa, Secretary, Rangasamudram PACS, Rangasamudram Post, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 31 S.A. Raheeman S/o. Shaik Sayed Sab Secretary, T. Sadum PACS, T. Sadum Post, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 32 V. Gurudev S/o. V.J. Gurumoorthy, Accountant, Santhapuram Primary Agricultural Coop. Society Limited, Samthapuram Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 33 V. Kodanda Ramaiah S/o. V. Ramamma, Clerk, Dandikuppam PACS, Damdi Kuppam Post, Chittoor District 34 N. Sreenivasa Raju, S/o. Syama Raju Secretary, Karlagatha PACS, Karlagatha Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 35 N. Rama Raju, S/o. Ramakrishnama Raju, Accountant, Karlagatha PACS, Karlagatha Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 36 S. Siva Reddy, S/o. Venkatesh, Clerk, Karlagatha PACS, Karlagatha Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 37 K. Krishna Reddy S/o. Kambi Reddy Accountant, Ekarla Palli, Ekarlapalli PACS, Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 38 V. Rajasekhar S/o. Thimmaiah, Clerk, Ekarla Palli, Ekarlapalli PACS, Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 39 A. Rajasekar, S/o. V. Ammamalai Achari, Attender, Ekarlapalli PACS, Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 40 V.L. Subramanyam, S/o. V.M. Lakshmaiah, Accountant, Agaram PACS, Gudipalli Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 41 C. Subramanyam S/o. Chinnappa, Clerk, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 42 V. Nagaraju S/o. Venkatesh, Attender, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 43 T. Narasimha Raju, S/o. C. Thimmappa, Accountant, Nulukunta PACS, Nulukunta Post, Kuppam Mandal,Chittoor District 44 D.A. Chimmappa S/o. Abbaiah, Attender, Nulukunta PACS, Nulukunta Post, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 45 M. Rajendra S/o. S. Munaswamy, Accountant, Avulanatham PACS, Mallanuru Post, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 46 B. Krishnamoorthy, S/o. Betappa Naidu, Accountant, Avulanatham PACS, Mallanuru Post, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 47 S. Abdul Raheem, S/o. Musthaf Saheb, Accountant, Ramakuppam PACS, Ramakuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 48 Jayarama Goud, S/o. Munivenkatappa, Attender, Muddanapalli PACS, Muddanapalle Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 49 N. Narasimham, S/o. K. Nagarathnam Pillai, Clerk, Gonumakulapalli PACS, V. Kota Post & Mandal, Chittoor District 50 C. Venkatappa, S/o. Chinnagangappa, Clerk, Pamuganipalli PACS, Pamuganipalli Post, V. Kota Mandal, Chittoor District 51 L. Subbarayappa, S/o. Lakshmappa, Attender, Pamuganipalli PACS, Pamuganipalli Post, V. Kota Mandal, Chittoor District 52 G. Damodharam Reddy, S/o. Chengal Reddy, Secretary, Santhipuram PACS, Shanthipuram Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 53 V.R. Narayana Chetty, S/o. Raghunadha Chetty, Secretary, Dandi Kuppam PACS, Dandikuppam Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 54 K.R. Chandrasekher, S/o. B. Ramachandra Chetty, Secretary, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 55 K. Lakshmaiah S/o. Gangulappa, Assistant Secretary, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 56 G. Basha Saheb, S/o. Hussain Saheb, Secretary, Ekarlapalli PACS Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 57 E. Venkataramana S/o. Venkatappa, Secretary, Agaram PACS, Gudipalli Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 58 R. Basker Reddy S/o. Varadha Reddy, Secretary, Muddanapalli PACS, Muddanapalli Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 59 K. Subramanyam S/o. Annamalai Pillai, Secretary, Gonumakulapalli PACS, V. Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 60 T.V. Armugha Achary, S/o. T.V. Mariya Achary, Secretary, Pamuganipalli PACS, V. Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 61 M. Ramamoorthy Reddy S/o. Ramakrishna Reddy, Secretary, Ramakuppam PACS, Ramakuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The District Cooperative Officer, Chittoor, Chittoor District 4 The Divisional Coopertive Officer, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 5 The General Manager, Dist Cooperative Central Bank Ltd., Chittoor, Chittoor District 6 The Person-in-Charge, Basinikonda PACS, Nimmanapalle Cross Road, Harini Complex, Madanapalle, Chittoor District. 7 The Person-in-Charge, Thettu PACS, Thettu, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 8 The Person-in-Charge, Kurabalakota PACS, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 9 The Person-in-Charge, Mudivedu PACS,Mudivedu, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 10 The Person-in-Charge, Kannemadugu PACS, Thamballapalle Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 11 The Person-in-Charge, Sompalli PACS, Mulakalacheruvu Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 12 The Person-in-Charge, Nimmanapalle PACS, Nimmanapalle Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 13 The Person-in-Charge, Vempalli PACS, Nehrunagar, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 14 The Person-in-Charge, Vayalpadu PACS, Vayalpadu Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 15 The Person-in-Charge, Gurramkonda PACS, Gurramkonda Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 16 The Person-in-Charge, Medikurthi PACS, Medikurthi, Kalikiri Mandal, Chittoor District 17 The Person-in-Charge, Kona PACS, Kalakada Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 18 The Person-in-Charge, Gandaboyanapalli PACS, Vayalpad Mandal, Chittoor District 19 The Person-in-Charge, Tharigonda PACS, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District 20 The Person-in-Charge, B. Kotha Kota PACS, B. Kotha Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 21 The Person-in-Charge, Gattu PACS, Gattu, B. Kothakota Mandal, Chittoor District 22 The Person-in-Charge, P.T.M. PACS, P.T.M. Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 23 The Person-in-Charge, Gollapalli PACS, Gollapalli, B. Kotha Kota Mandal, Chittoor District 24 The Person-in-Charge, Ramanayunikota PACS, Peddapallem Post, Mulakalacheruvu Mandal, Chittoor District 25 The Person-in-Charge, Ranagasamudram PACS, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 26 The Person-in-Charge, T. Sadum PACS, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 27 The Person-in-Charge, Santhapuram PACS, Santhapuram Post & Mandal, Chittoor District 28 The Person-in-Charge, Dandikuppam PACS, Dandikuppam Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 29 The Person-in-Charge, Karlagatha PACS, Karlagatta Post, Santhapuram Mandal, Chittoor District 30 The Person-in-Charge, Ekarlapalli PACS, Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 31 The Person-in-Charge, Agaram PACS, Gudipalli Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 32 The Person-in-Charge, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 33 The Person-in-Charge, Nulukunta PACS, Nulukunta, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 34 The Person-in-Charge, Avulanatham PACS, Mallanur Post, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 35 The Person-in-Charge, Ramakuppam PACS, Ramakuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 36 The Person-in-Charge, Muddanapalle PACS, Muddanapalli Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 37 The Person-in-Charge, Gonumakulapalli PACS, V. Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 38 The Person-in-Charge, Pumuganipalli PACS, Pumuganipalle Post, V. Kota Mandal, Chittoor 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reducing the pay scales of the petitioners drastically in total transgression of Rule 28(b) of A.P. Cooperative Societies Act 1964, also in violation of principles of natural justice and the inaction of the respondents in not paying any salary to the petitioners as arbitrary, illegal and is in violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to revise or reduce the pay scales of the petitioners unilaterally and to pay the petitioners the salary that they were drawing as on 31-3- 2003. Counsel for the Petitioners: Mr.M.Venkata Ramana Reddy Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.D.Vijaya Chandra Reddy, Mr. D.Kodanda Rami Reddy, G.P for Co-operation, Mr. P.M.Gopal Rao, Mr. P.V.Ravinder Kumar, Mr. K.Kishore Kumar reddy. The Court made the following order: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.3171 of 2003 and batch dated 30-8-2004. Following the said judgment, this writ petition is dismissed by and in terms thereof. No costs. 9-9-2004 lvl To, 1 The Government of AP, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The District Cooperative Officer, Chittoor, Chittoor District 4 The Divisional Coopertive Officer, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 5 The General Manager, Dist Cooperative Central Bank Ltd., Chittoor, Chittoor District 6 The Person-in-Charge, Basinikonda PACS, Nimmanapalle Cross Road, Harini Complex, Madanapalle, Chittoor District. 7 The Person-in-Charge, Thettu PACS, Thettu, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 8 The Person-in-Charge, Kurabalakota PACS, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 9 The Person-in-Charge, Mudivedu PACS,Mudivedu, Kurabalakota Mandal, Chittoor District 10 The Person-in-Charge, Kannemadugu PACS, Thamballapalle Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 11 The Person-in-Charge, Sompalli PACS, Mulakalacheruvu Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 12 The Person-in-Charge, Nimmanapalle PACS, Nimmanapalle Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 13 The Person-in-Charge, Vempalli PACS, Nehrunagar, Madanapalle, Chittoor District 14 The Person-in-Charge, Vayalpadu PACS, Vayalpadu Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 15 The Person-in-Charge, Gurramkonda PACS, Gurramkonda Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 16 The Person-in-Charge, Medikurthi PACS, Medikurthi, Kalikiri Mandal, Chittoor District 17 The Person-in-Charge, Kona PACS, Kalakada Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 18 The Person-in-Charge, Gandaboyanapalli PACS, Vayalpad Mandal, Chittoor District 19 The Person-in-Charge, Tharigonda PACS, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District 20 The Person-in-Charge, B. Kotha Kota PACS, B. Kotha Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 21 The Person-in-Charge, Gattu PACS, Gattu, B. Kothakota Mandal, Chittoor District 22 The Person-in-Charge, P.T.M. PACS, P.T.M. Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 23 The Person-in-Charge, Gollapalli PACS, Gollapalli, B. Kotha Kota Mandal, Chittoor District 24 The Person-in-Charge, Ramanayunikota PACS, Peddapallem Post, Mulakalacheruvu Mandal, Chittoor District 25 The Person-in-Charge, Ranagasamudram PACS, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 26 The Person-in-Charge, T. Sadum PACS, P.T.M. Mandal, Chittoor District 27 The Person-in-Charge, Santhapuram PACS, Santhapuram Post & Mandal, Chittoor District 28 The Person-in-Charge, Dandikuppam PACS, Dandikuppam Post, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District 29 The Person-in-Charge, Karlagatha PACS, Karlagatta Post, Santhapuram Mandal, Chittoor District 30 The Person-in-Charge, Ekarlapalli PACS, Kuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 31 The Person-in-Charge, Agaram PACS, Gudipalli Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 32 The Person-in-Charge, Vijalapuram PACS, Vijalapuram Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 33 The Person-in-Charge, Nulukunta PACS, Nulukunta, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 34 The Person-in-Charge, Avulanatham PACS, Mallanur Post, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 35 The Person-in-Charge, Ramakuppam PACS, Ramakuppam Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 36 The Person-in-Charge, Muddanapalle PACS, Muddanapalli Post, Ramakuppam Mandal, Chittoor District 37 The Person-in-Charge, Gonumakulapalli PACS, V. Kota Post and Mandal, Chittoor District 38 The Person-in-Charge, Pumuganipalli PACS, Pumuganipalle Post, V. Kota Mandal, Chittoor District 39. Two CCs to G.P. for Cooperation and Agriculture, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 40. Two CD copies.