IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 20837 of 2004 Between: K. Subba Rao, S/o. Rajaiah, aged about 56 years, Conductor, R/o. Rayaparthi (P) & (M), Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region, Warangal District. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Thorrur Bus Depot, Warangal 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 an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent not paying the salary to the petitioner by computing the notional increments from the date of termination to till the date of reinstatement (i.e. w.e.f. 27.10.98 to 5.6.2002) as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondent to pay the salary to the petitioner by computing the notional increments from the date of termination to till the date of reinstatement ( i.e. w.e.f. 27.10.98 to 5.6.2002). Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Conductor in the respondent Corporation. He was imposed a punishment of removal through the proceedings dated 27.10.1998. He preferred I.D.No.66/2000 before the Labour Court, Warangal, and the Labour Court, through the Award dated 07.03.2002, directed reinstatement of the petitioner with continuity of service but without back wages, by imposing an alternative punishment of denial of one increment. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he was reinstated into service in pursuance of the award of the Labour Court, the respondents did not fix his pay by adding notional increments for the period from the date of termination till the date of reinstatement. He also made a representation to the respondents on 07.06.2004 in this regard, but no orders have been passed. He, therefore, approached this Court, through this writ petition, seeking to direct the respondents to fix his pay by computing the notional increments from the date of termination till the date of reinstatement, in pursuance of the award of the Labour Court in I.D.No.66/2000, dated 07.03.2002. 3. In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the respondents are directed to go through the award of the Labour Court, Warangal in I.D.No.66/2000, and pass appropriate orders regarding the request of the petitioner for fixation of his pay, by working out the notional increments for the period from the date of termination till the date of reinstatement, within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. dsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To: 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region, Warangal District 2. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Thorrur Bus Depot, Warangal District 3. Two CD copies.