IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 776 of 2008 Between: 1 The Secretary to Government of AP., General Administation (SPF.B) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad-22 2 The Secretary to Government of AP., Law Department secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad-22 3 The Secretary to Government of AP., Finance and planning Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad-22 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 K.Prameela, AP Administrative Tribunal Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 2 D.Veera Laxmi AP Administrative Tribunal Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 3 The Registrar, Andhra pradesh Administrative Tribunal Purani Haveni , 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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon`ble AP Admn.Tribunal, Hyderabad passed in OA.No.2494 of 2003 dated 28.4.2003 as being erroneous illegal, and unreasonable and quash the same and pass appropriate orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2: Sri P. Naveen Rao The Court at the admission stage made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.776 OF 2008 ORDER: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) This writ petition is filed by the Government of AP represented by Secretary to Government of AP and two others, against the order dated 28-4-2003 passed in OA No.2494 of 2003 by the AP Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, as being illegal, erroneous and unreasonable and consequently to quash the same. 2. The respondents 1and 2 herein filed the OA No.2494 of 2003 to direct the officials-petitioners herein to grant two advance increments for possessing additional qualification of degree in law, as has been given to their counter parts (Court Masters) working in this High Court in terms of GO Ms. No.182, dated 17-7-1987 and also to the employees of AP Administrative Tribunal with effect from the date of acquiring the degree in law with consequential benefits. 3. The Tribunal having considered the matter allowed the OA by following the earlier order dated 24-2-2003 passed in OA No.1113 of 2003 by it wherein a similar issue was considered and observed that the employees working in AP Administrative Tribunal should also be eligible to grant of two advance increments for possessing additional qualification of degree in law as has been given to their counter parts working in this High Court in terms of GO Ms. No.182, dated 17-7-1987. 4. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Services-II. Perused the impugned order. 5. Admittedly, the applicants-respondents are working as Court Master and Sr. Stenographer, respectively, and discharging the duties as are being discharged by their counter parts working in this High Court and under those circumstances, there is no reason why, the respondents-applicants should not be extended the benefit of two advance increments for possessing additional qualification of degree in law in terms of GO Ms. No.182, dated 17- 7-1987. 6. In the circumstances, we do not find any infirmity in the impugned order passed by the Tribunal warranting interference by this Court. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed at the admission stage itself. 7. Learned Government Pleader for Services-II appearing for the petitioners, however, brought to the notice of this Court that for non-implementation of the order passed by the Tribunal, a contempt case has been filed by the respondents-applicants. Inasmuch as, we are of the view that the respondents-applicants are eligible for the said benefit, we grant four weeks time from today to the petitioners to comply the order dated 28-4-2003 passed in OA No.2494 of 2003 by the Tribunal. ______________________ Ghulam Mohammed, J ______________________ C.V. Ramulu, J Dated: 12th June, 2008 Nrg. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies