IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12573 of 2001 Between: 1. V.Shiv Kumar Reddy, S/o. V.Narayana Reddy, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2. B.Harinatha Reddy, S/o. Venkata Ramana Reddy, RWS Sub-Division, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Kuppam, Chittoor District. 3. B.Lakshminarayana, S/o. Mogaliappa Chetty, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, V.Kota, Chittoor District. 4. V.Ravindra Naidu, S/o. Late Krishnma Naidu, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Bireddypalli, Chittoor District. 5. P.Vijaya Kumar, S/o. Pullappa, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Madanapalli, Chittoor District. 6. M.Subrahmanyam, S/o. Gangulappa, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Palamaneru, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Rep. by its Executive Director, Chittoor District. 2. The Executive Engineer, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 4. The Managing Director, Scheduled Castes Finance Corporation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. R-4 is impleaded as per Court Order Dt. 3.8.2004 in W.P.M.P. No. 16523/2004. .....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 an order, direction or an appropriate Writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to grant increments to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.02.1999 to fix their pay in terms of the revised pay scales, 1999 w.e.f. 01.07.1998 with monitory benefits from 01.04.1999 with all consequential benefits such as further increments and other appointment benefits etc., and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.GOPALA RAO GANDRAKOTA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR The Court made the following : O R D E R With the consent of both the parties, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing and disposal. This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to grant increments to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.02.1999 and to fix their pay in terms of the revised pay scales, 1999 w.e.f. 01.07.1998. It is brought to the notice of this Court that during the pendency of the writ petition, the respondents have implemented the revised pay scales of 1999 and proceedings to that effect were issued by the Executive Engineer vide Proc.Rc.No.1/99/HC, dated 18.10.2001. However, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though the proceedings were issued way back in the year 2001, they were not given effect to. It is also not asserted in the counter affidavit that the said proceedings were given effect to and the petitioners have been put on revised pay scales of 1999. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition can be disposed of by directing the respondents to implement the proceedings in Rc.No.1/99/HC, dated 18.10.2001 by putting the petitioners in A.P. Revised Pay Scales, 1999 w.e.f. 01.07.1998. The respondents are further directed to pay the arrears accrued thereon to the petitioners, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------- JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU 2nd DECEMBER, 2004 PGS To 1. The District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Rep. by its Executive Director, Chittoor District. 2. The Executive Engineer, District Scheduled Castes Co-operative Society Limited, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 3. The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 4. The Managing Director, Scheduled Castes Finance Corporation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. 5. 2 CD Copies. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12573 of 2001 2nd DECEMBER, 2004