IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25869 of 2002 DATED: 23.02.2006 Between: K.Renu petitioner And The Regional Joint Director of School Education, Hyderabad and others Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 25869 OF 2002 ORAL ORDER: The petitioners claim that they are working as School Assistant (Maths) and Telugu Pandit Grade II respectively in the 4th respondent college having selected after due process of selection on 12.5.1995. The 1st respondent issued proceedings dated 22.3.1997 approving their appointments w.e.f. 22.3.1997. The petitioner claim that their appointments are to be approved from the date of their initial engagement i.e., 12.5.1997. Questioning the action of the respondents in not paying the salaries from June 1995 to 22.3.1997, they filed W.P. 19172 of 1998 and the same was disposed of by order dated 28.12.1998. Respondents carried the matter in appeal in W.A. No. 604 and 950 of 1999 and the said writ appeals were disposed of by common judgment dated 23.11.1999 directing the respondents to release the amount to the petitioners. Thereafter, pursuant to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 18.7.2001, the 3rd respondent issued proceedings dated 19.7.2001 directing the management to submit bills and Service Registers of the petitioners for payment of salaries from 19.11.1995 to 21.3.1997. It is stated that in respect of similarly situated persons viz., Smt T.Nirmala, Smt A.Vanilatha and Mr.T.Dharmender Das, salaries were paid from the date of their joining, in terms of orders dated 3.8.2001 in W.P. No. 13503 of 2000 and claim that they are also entitled to salaries from their initial date of joining i.e., 15.05.1995. It is also stated that they had made a detailed representation to the respondents on 13.09.2002 requesting to pay salaries from the date of appointment i.e., 15.5.1995 and allege that the same is pending and no orders are passed till date. Hence, the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to release the salaries to the petitioners from the date of their initial joining. The writ petition was admitted on 6.1.2003 and after service of notices on respondents, interim direction was granted in W.P.M.P.No. 32690 of 2002 dated 25.2.2003 directing the respondent to consider the case of the petitioners as per proceedings dated 19.6.2002 within two weeks from the date of receipt of said order copy. However, till date counter affidavit is not filed. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Government Pleader for School Education. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition directing the respondents to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 13.9.2002. Since the petitioners contend that their representation dated 13.9.2002 is pending before the respondents and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 13.09.2002 and if they are found eligible, pass appropriate orders in accordance with law expeditiously for release of the amounts to which they are entitled to. Subject to above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 23.02.2006 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25869 of 2002 DATED: 23.02.2006