IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 4677 of 1996 Between: S.Srinivas son of S.Ramanujachary 6-3-596/78, Neveen Nagar Colony Khairathabad hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner Food and Civil Supplies Department Govt of AP Civil Supplies Bhavan , Somajiguda, Hyderabad 2 The Secretary Finance and Planning Department Govt of AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 The Registar, A.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Eruvake Building, Khairathabad, Hyderabad 4 The Pay & Account Officer, khairathabad Hyderabad .....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 Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the action of the 1st Respondent herein Govt.Memo. No. 148/CS III 94, dt. 15/01/1994 as illegal and arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to pay conveyance allowance on par with Personal Secretaries to the Hon'ble Judges of the High court for attending the work at the residence of the President of the A.P.State consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court made the following : :ORAL ORDER: The petitioner, a Personal Assistant, to the Hon’ble President of the A.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad, has filed the writ petition, in substance, seeking a direction to the respondents to pay him conveyance allowance on par with the Personal Secretaries to the Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, the Hon’ble Chairman and the Members of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 as well as persons holding similar rank and performing similar functions in the Institution of the Lok Ayukta. Apropos extant government orders in this regard, the other officers working in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, the A.P.Administrative Tribunal and the Institution of the Loka Ayukta are being paid Conveyance allowance. No extant orders in this behalf are in operation insofar as the petitioner’s category is concerned. After the institution of the writ petition, at the hearing this day, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has instructed him to withdraw the writ petition with liberty preserved to make a representation to the State Government seeking extension of similar benefits to him. The petitioner would like to make a representation claiming identity of treatment with persons who have been given similar benefit in G.O.Ms.No.179 Finance & Planning (FW.TA) Department dated 02-11-1999. In view of the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘withdrawn’ with liberty preserved in the petitioner to submit such representation as he desires to make to such authorities as he may wish to address. No costs. _____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 30-07-2004 Pvks To 1 The Commissioner Food and Civil Supplies Department Govt of AP Civil Supplies Bhavan , Somajiguda, Hyderabad 2 The Secretary Finance and Planning Department Govt of AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 The Registar, A.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Eruvake Building, Khairathabad, Hyderabad 4 The Pay & Account Officer, khairathaabad Hyderabad 5.2CCs to the Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, A.P. High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6.2CD copies