HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No. 17007 of 2011 Date: 21-06-2011 Between: S. Sankaraiah …………. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. …………. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU W.P.No. 17007 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the third respondent in not considering the proposals dated 15-12- 2010 forwarded by the fourth respondent for payment of arrears of salary and pay fixation of the petitioner for the period from 01-09-1996 to 31-01- 2010 as illegal arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to pay the arrears of salary and pay fixation for above period to the petitioner. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for the disposal of the present writ petition are stated as follows: The petitioner was appointed in the fourth respondent college as a Typist on 02-11-1985. Subsequently, through the proceedings dated 22-01- 1997, he was removed from service by the fourth respondent alleging that he committed theft of the office files. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal before the third respondent and the same was dismissed on 10- 07-1997 confirming the order passed by the fourth respondent. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed appeal before the first respondent and the same was dismissed on 26-02-1998. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed W.P.No.18215 of 1998 before this Court and the same was allowed on 20-08-2004 holding that the petitioner is entitled for reinstatement with all consequential benefits. As the respondents have not complied with the orders passed in the writ petition, the petitioner filed Contempt Case No.1633 of 2004, and during the pendency of the same, the fourth respondent issued proceedings, dated 16-07-2005 reinstating the petitioner into service as Typist in pursuance of the orders passed in the writ petition, and subsequently the contempt case was closed on 22-07-2005. Thereafter, the petitioner joined the duty and worked as such till his retirement on 30-06-2010. But the petitioner was not paid any salary from the date of his reinstatement till his retirement by the respondents even though he had discharged his duties. After the retirement, the fourth respondent has forwarded the proposals through the proceedings dated 15- 12-2010 to the second respondent for payment of arrears of salary and pay fixation for the period from 01-09-1996 to 31-01-2010. But the second respondent has not passed any orders. Therefore, the petitioner made a representation, dated 30-04-2011 to the second respondent requesting to pay the salary arrears and pay fixation arrears payable to him as per the proposals dated 15-12-2010 forwarded by the fourth respondent, but no orders have been passed till date. Hence, the writ petition. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that though the fourth respondent has forwarded the proposals for payment of salary arrears and pay fixation arrears, the first respondent has not taken any decision. 4. Therefore, appropriate decision has to be taken by the first respondent on the proposals dated 15-12-2010 forwarded by the fourth respondent for payment of arrears of salary and pay fixation of the petitioner, if he is otherwise eligible. 5. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to take appropriate decision on the proposals dated 15-12-2010 forwarded by the fourth respondent within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. No order as to costs. ________________ K.C. BHANU, J Date: 21-06-2011 YCR