IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18089 OF 2011 Date:20.07. 2011 Between:- P.Venkata Ramana .. Petitioner And The Commissioner, Endowments Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18089 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not considering the representation, dated 24.12.2010, of the petitioner for payment of his monthly salary and extension of benefits of 2005 P.R.C. as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct them to pay his salary regularly. The petitioner has been appointed as Clerk/Junior Assistant in respondent No.3 Temple on 01.12.2007 on temporary basis and has been in continuous service. Later, respondent No.3 stopped the payment of his salary from the month of September, 2010 on the ground of lack of budget sanction from the competent authority i.e., respondent No.2. The petitioner was not subjected to any disciplinary proceedings nor involved in any misconduct nor there were any allegations against him. Though he requested respondent No.3 to release the salary along with arrears as on date, he has not responded positively. The respondents sanctioned the budget for payment of salaries to the other employees. No prior notice or intimation was given to him before stopping his salary. Respondent No.3 neither paid any salary from August, 2010 nor extended benefits of 2005 P.R.C., as ordered by respondent No.2. So, he made a representation, dated 24.12.2010, to the Assistant Commissioner to that effect but in vain. Hence, the writ petition. Heard both sides. Whether the petitioner is entitled to the salary from the month of September, 2010 and whether P.R.C., 2005 is applicable to the case of the petitioner or not have to be decided by respondent No.2 in accordance with the rules and regulations. Therefore, respondent No.2 is directed to take appropriate decision on the representation, dated 24.12.2010, of the petitioner within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 20th July, 2011. AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18089 OF 2011 Date:20.07.2011 AMD