IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 7460 of 2005 Between: K. Laxminarayana S/o Varappa O/o Executive Officer, Group of Temples-II Ananthapur R/o 11-1-284/G5, Aravind Nagar, Ananthapur, Anantahpur Distirct ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Executive Officer, Group of Temples-II, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Department, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District .....RESPONDENTS 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 Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents for not fixing the pay scales of 1999 to the petitioner on par with other eligible persons, w.e.f. 7-4-2000 is amounting to highly arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and consequently to direct the respondents to fix the revised pay scales of 1999 to the petitioner on par with other eligible persons w.e.f. 7.4.2000. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.E.PEDDANNA Counsel for Respondent No.1: Mr. V. Venugopal Rao Counsel for Respondent No.2: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following : ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not fixing the pay scale of 1999 on par with other eligible persons with effect from 7.4.2000, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. The first respondent is the competent authority to take appropriate decision with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner for the pay scales of 1999 on par with the other eligible persons. Therefore, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take appropriate decision and pass necessary orders on the representation submitted by the petitioner on 13-5-2004, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _____________________ K.C. Bhanu, J. 6th April 2005 js. To 1 The Executive Officer, Group of Temples-II, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District 2 The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Department, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District 3 Two CCs to G.P. for Endowments, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 2 CD copies.