IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 19049 of 1994 Between: 1 V.Sakuntala, D/o. V.S.P.Lingam, Vizianagaram. 2 G.Padmavathi, D/o. Ganta Simhachalam, Vizianagaram. 3 P.Pushpaveni, D/o. Padma Prasad, Vizianagaram. 4 R.Jothi Lakshmi, W/o. U.Sekhar Babu, Vizianagaram. 5 R.Lakshmi, W/o. Gnaneswara Rao, Vizianagaram. 6 K.B.T.Sundari, D/o. D.V.N.Rao, Vizianagaram. 7 S.Rathnam, W/o. Lakshmana Rao,Vizianagaram. 8 P.Vara Rathnam, W/o. Sathyanandham, Vizianagaram. 9 D.Mydhili, D/o. Narayana, Vizianagaram. 10 V.Kamala Misra, D/o. Gopalakrishna Misra, Vizianagaram. (All the petitioners are working under the control of DRDA, Vizianagaram) ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Project Officer,D.R.D.A. Vizinagaram. .....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 a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioners from the dates of their appointment in the posts in which they are working/continuing by calling for records. Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : None appeared. The Court made the following : O R D E R :- Heard both sides. The petitioners, who claim to be working as Assistant Gram Savikas, seek regularization of their services. This Court by Order, dated 12-04-2001, in W.P.M.P.No.8431 of 2001, directed the respondents to pay revised salaries with usual allowances like H.R.A., D.A. etc., to the petitioners and to continue them in the present posts in which they were working pending further orders. Subsequently, when the matter came up for hearing on 31-08-2001, it was represented by the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development that the interim order granted by this Court had already been complied with and regular pay-scales were given to the petitioners and accordingly salaries were being paid to them. It is also represented that the cases of the petitioners for regularization were already recommended to the Government and the same were pending with the Government. Having regard to the aforesaid fact, in the interest of justice, suffice it to close this Writ Petition with the following direction : “The respondents are directed to consider the cases of the petitioners for regularization of their services and grant of regular pay-scales etc., within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. Till such time, status-quo obtaining as on today, shall be maintained.” The Writ Petition is accordingly, closed. No costs. ______________ prv 09-07-2004 To 1 The Commissioner for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Project Officer,D.R.D.A. Vizinagaram. 3 2CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 4 2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA W.P.No.19049 of 1994 DATED 09-07-2004