THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 36223 OF 1998 DATE: 30-1-2008 K.Ajamathulla ….. Petitioner And 1. The Registrar S.V.University, Tirupati And another …… Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 36223 OF 1998 ORDER: Petitioner seeks payment of the minimum basic pay for the period from 9.6.1989 to 30.11.1992 on par with other NMR attenders. The petitioner was appointed as a casual man mazdoor against the post of attender on 2.9.1983. His services were continued and he was subsequently absorbed into service with effect from 7.1.1994 vide proceedings dated 21.3.1997. Petitioner was given the benefit of minimum scale of pay from 1.12.1992. Petitioner contends that since several other employees were given the benefit of minimum basic pay from 9.6.1989 and he was denied the said benefit he should also be given the benefit of the said minimum pay scales. Sri N.Krishna murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner, would place reliance on the judgment of this Court in M.Eswar Reddy v. The Registrar, Sri Venkateswara University, Tiruapti[1], wherein this Court observed that man mazdoors were doing physical work which was similar to the work of attenders and that they discharged the same functions as that of regular attenders. This Court held that man mazdoors should be paid the minimum scales payable to regular attenders with effect from the filing of the writ petition i.e., 2.5.1988. Sri N.Krishana Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner, would fairly state that, in the appeal preferred thereagainst, the Division Bench had restricted the relief of equal pay for equal work from the date of the judgment i.e,. 9.6.1989. He would contend that since employees similarly situated were given the benefit of equal pay for equal work and extended the minimum pay scales as that of regular attenders with effect from 9.6.1989, the petitioner was also entitled to the same relief and, since he was denied the said benefit till 1.12.1992, the respondent should be directed to grant him the said benefit from 9.6.1989 till 30.11.1992. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, while admitting that the University had complied with the directions of this Court, it is stated that the issue in this writ petition has no relevance to the earlier court orders. I must express my inability to agree. This Court had held that the duties/functions discharged by man mazdoors were similar to that of regular attenders and that they were entitled for the benefit of equal pay for equal work and the minimum scales of pay. Since the petitioners in the writ petition filed before this Court earlier were given the benefit of minimum pay scales with effect from the date of the judgment in the earlier writ petition i.e., 9.6.1989, the petitioner is entitled to a similar benefit. There shall be a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of minimum pay scales for the period from 9.6.1989 till 30.11.1992 in accordance with the judgment of this Court in M.Esar Reddy1 as affirmed by the Division Bench and in the light of the observations aforementioned. The entire exercise in this regard shall be completed within 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. ___________ 30-1-2008 asp [1] 1989(2) ALT 437