THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.26132 of 2008 Dated: 27.04.2010 Between: G. Venkateshwarlu. .. Petitioner. And APSRTC, rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents. ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not releasing 12 years stagnation increment due to the petitioner from 01.08.2004 onwards as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that, in identical circumstances, the writ petition in W.P.No.24858 of 2001 filed by similarly situated person was disposed of on 31.03.2009, setting aside the impugned order therein and directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for stagnation increment in terms of the Circular No.PD-65/1989, dated 03.06.1989, without deducting the period from 14.12.1992 to 30.07.1997 for the purpose of computing 12 years service and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the order. Hence, following the orders dated 31.03.2009 passed in W.P.No.24858 of 2001, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms thereof. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 27.04.2010 v v