IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5528 of 2009 Between: R. Malleshwar, S/o. Buchaiah, Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep. by Vice Chairman & Managing Director Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 3 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Shadnagar Depot, .....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 a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to grant special grade increments to the petitioner in the post of conductor and Asst. Depot Clerk as per the Circular No. PD-65/1989, dt. 3-5-1989 after completion of 12 years of service in the post with all consequential benefits including re-fixation of pay and pay arrears with all consequential benefits including re-fixation of pay and pay arrears. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.GOVINDA RAJULU Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : ORDER The petitioner was appointed as a Conductor on 29.4.1977 in the respondent Corporation. He was promoted as Assistant Depot Clerk by order dated 27.6.1991 with effect from 5.10.2005. His grievance is that the respondent-Corporation has not granted Special Grade increment to him in the cadre of Conductor as well as Assistant Depot Clerk. He submitted a representation to the 2nd respondent on 16.2.2008. There being no action on his representation, he approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came up for admission, Smt B.G.Uma Devi, learned Standing Counsel of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation takes notice on behalf of the respondents. The factual aspect of the petitioner submitting representation dated 16.2.2008 to the 2nd respondent is not contradicted by the learned Standing Counsel. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the 2nd respondent to consider the representation dated 16.2.2008 of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. __________ 18-03-2009 rkk