HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.2515 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner has been working as a Clerk in the 3rd respondent society since 03.08.1999 and he has been working even as on today. It has been averred that the officials of the Cooperative Department started initiating proceedings for termination of the employees of Cooperative societies appointed after 1995 and when action was sought to be initiated against the petitioner, he filed Writ Petition No.23230 of 2001 and the same was admitted. During the pendency of the said writ petition, the 2nd respondent issued directions to the 3rd respondent society to reduce the salary of the petitioner from Rs.1500/- to Rs.600/- without any notice to the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that he is entitled for minimum wages as the Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued G.O.Ms.No.82, dated 02.12.2000 directing for payment of wages to the employees working in cooperative societies as per the minimum rates of wages prescribed under the aforesaid Government Order. It is his further grievance that despite the clear-cut directions mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.82, dated 02.12.2000, he has not been paid the minimum rates of wages prescribed in the said G.O. and in fact he is being paid the salary even less than an attender. No counter-affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents. Learned Government Pleader for Cooperation appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that the petitioner is not entitled for higher wages. After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, it is clear that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by G.O.Ms.No.82, dated 02.12.2000, by which the petitioner is entitled for minimum rates of wages. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pay wages to the petitioner as per the minimum rates of wages prescribed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in G.O.Ms.No.82 dated 02.12.2000 including arrears of wages till date. The entire payment be made by the 3rd respondent to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _ ________________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J 27.09.2011 Gsn.