THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27159 of 1997 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring that the order passed by the third respondent in proceedings No.K1/200(1)/94-BBW dated 2.7.1996 in rejecting the claim of the petitioners on the ground that the declaration forms submitted by them were not within the stipulated time, as arbitrary and illegal. The only grievance of the petitioners is that though their wives have undergone family planning operations on 26.10.1994, 16.8.1994 and 10.10.1994, they were not being granted family planning incentive increments as was being granted to others under various circulars issued by the Corporation from time to time. The fact that the wives of the petitioners have undergone family planning operations and obtained certificates to that effect is not in dispute. The only ground on which the case of the petitioners was rejected is that they have not produced the said certificates along with declaration forms to the Controlling Authority within the stipulated time. It is the contention of the petitioners that the forms required for declaration as to information regarding undergoing family planning operation by their wives were not available in the department, and as soon as the said declaration forms were made available, they have submitted the same along with the certificates. Once this is so, nothing prevented the respondents from granting family planning incentive increment to the petitioners. Merely because, there was some delay in presenting declaration forms, that too for non-availability of the said forms in the department, that cannot be a ground for rejecting their cases. In view of the same, the impugned proceedings issued by the third respondent dated 2.7.1996 are set aside and the respondents are directed to consider for sanction of family planning incentive increments to the petitioners and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 21.2.2007 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27159 of 1997 21.2.2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.27159 of 1997 Date: 21st February, 2006 Between: T.Narasimha Kumar & others. .. Petitioners And A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, represented by its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad & others. .. Respondents