IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 7315 of 2005 Between: S. Sudershan Rao, S/o S. Jagannadham, R/o 13/8, Road No.4, Bagyanagar Colony, Karmanghat, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Director, APSRTC. Hyderabad Zone, M.G.B.S., Hyderabad. 3 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad City Region, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 orders or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the III Respondent in not granting stagnation/special grade increment from 1-5-90 is illegal and opposite to law. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.BALACHARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD (S.C.FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in not granting stagnation/special grade increment from 1.5.1990 as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. Considering the total service rendered by the petitioner in the respondents-Corporation, irrespective of either region-wise or division-wise, the respondents have to take appropriate decision in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, I consider it appropriate to direct the respondents to take appropriate decision in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Corporation, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 5th April, 2005 bcj To 1 APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Director, APSRTC. Hyderabad Zone, M.G.B.S., Hyderabad. 3 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad City Region, Secunderabad. 4 Two C.D. copies Note: Furnish copy in two days. B/o. Bcj