IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19798 of 2006 Between: D. Subramanyam S/o G.Dorai Swamy at APSRTC Dispensary, nandyal, Kurnool District ..... PET IT IONER AND 1 The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, RTC X Roads, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, rep b Vice Chairman & Managing Director 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC. Kurnool. 3 The Superintendent and Chief Medical Officer, APSRTC Hospital, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT (S) 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 or order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus; a. declare the action of the respodents in not granting special grade to the petitioner in terms of Circular No. PD-73/1997 dt 24-10-1997 as illegal, arbitrary. b consequently driect the respondents to release the Special Grade to the petitioner w.e.f. 1-8-2000 duly granting all other consequently beneﬁts. c. and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper inthe circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.19798 of 2006 ORAL ORDER: The learned counsel appearing on either side fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.12415 of 2005 dated 14.6.2005 and therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms thereof. In view of the same, following the order passed in W.P.No.12415 of 2005 dated 14.6.2005, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the case of petitioner and grant special grade in terms of Circular No.PD-73/1997 dated 24.10.1997 on par with other employees. The respondents are directed to pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 22.9.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.19798 of 2006 22.9.2008