IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2923 of 2009 Between: B.D. Rama Rao S/o.Laxmaiah A.P. State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Ltd., Kanteshwar, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Ltd., represented by its Managing Director, APSCRIC, HACA Bhavan, Opp: Public Gardens, Hyderabad. 2 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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, proceeding, direction or a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not fixing the pay of the petitioner, though after giving promotion as Executive Engineer, vide proceedings No.E1/RIC/84/2005/309 dt. 16.07.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently to direct the 1st respondent to fix the pay of the petitioner forth with all benefits in the cadre as Executive Engineer and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.S.BHATT Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 2923 OF 2009 ORDER: 1. Petitioner got promotion as Deputy Executive Engineer on 5-1- 1991. Later, he was promoted as Executive Engineer 16-7- 2008. Since his pay in the promotional post has not been fixed, he made representation to APSCRIC requesting to fix his pay in the promotional post. There being no response to his representation, he approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri P.R. Balarami Reddy, learned standing counsel of A.P. State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Limited, takes notice on behalf of the 1st respondent. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties. 4. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that his pay is not fixed in the promotional post. It appears the petitioner submitted two representations dated 19-7-2008 and 9-2-2009 and the said representations are stated to be pending. 5. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondents to consider the representations dated 19-7-2008 and 9-2-2009 for fixation of pay of the petitioner in the promotional post of Executive Engineer and pass appropriate orders within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 17th February, 2009. Note: C.C. in a week B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 2923 OF 2009 17th February, 2009.