IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:7887 of 1998 Between: Smt. N. SAROJINI DEVI, W/o. Late T.S.R. Anjaneyulu, Atkinson Higher Secondary School, Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Correspondent, Atkinson Higher Secondary School, Convent Street, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 The Principal, Atkinson Higher Secondary School, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. A.PHANI BHUSHAN FOR MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2:MR. V.SURENDRA REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 & 4: AGP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare that the petitioner is entitled to pension and other retirement benefits after duly treating him as Grade-I Language Pandit from 10.08.1983 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.330, dated 10.08.1983 with all consequential benefits. Heard Sri A.Phani Bhushan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri V.Surendra Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education for respondent Nos.3 and 4. The short issue raised in this writ petition is whether respondent No.1 institution is governed by G.O.Ms.No.330, Education (HI) Department, dated 10.08.1983. Admittedly, respondent No.1 is a private unaided institution recognized by and affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. A fortiori, the above mentioned G.O. issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh does not apply to respondent No.1 institution and consequently, the petitioner is not entitled to rely upon the said G.O. for the benefits made available to the teachers working in the institutions covered by the said G.O. In view of the same, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly, dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 28th NOVEMBER, 2008. kvni