IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 1200 of 1995 Between: ..... PETITIONER AND .....RESPONDENT 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 Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.SREENATH PATCHIPULUSU The Court made the following Order: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1200 of 1995 ORDER: (Per VVSRJ) The petitioners, who are eleven in number, were appointed by the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Service as District Munsifs in 1992 in the pay scale of Rs.2150-80-2790-90- 3690/-. Be it noted that revised scales of pay came into effect pursuant to 1993 Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommendations with effect from 01.01.1993 under G.O.(P)No.162 dated 20.05.1993. Subsequently Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.(P).No.18 dated 19.01.1994 as notified in G.O.Ms.No.92 dated 12.03.1994, the effect of which the cutoff date was changed from 01.01.1993 to 01.07.1993. In view of this change in the mode of enforcement of revised scales of pay, the pay scale of the petitioners were again fixed reducing the scale of pay. The petitioners, who were initially drawing total salary of Rs.4,035/- each per month, were being paid only Rs.3,880/- per month. Therefore, assailing G.O.(P).No.18 dated 19.01.1994 as notified in G.O.Ms.No.92 dated 12.03.1994, instant writ petition is filed. First respondent filed counter-affidavit justifying the alteration of cutoff date for the purpose of implementing 1993 PRC scales. It is brought to the notice of this Court that in W.P.No.20638 of 1994 filed by one Sri M.Vengaiah, District Munsif, with similar prayer, a Division Bench of this Court by an order dated 03.10.2005 set aside the order of the District Judge reducing the scale of pay. This Court held that the object of issuing G.O.Ms.No.92 dated 12.03.1994 was only to protect the scales of pay of the officers and not to revise in a manner detrimental to them. The judgment of the Division Bench squarely covers the issue raised herein. Accordingly, this writ petition is also allowed. This Court holds that the scale of pay given to the petitioners as per G.O.(P).No.162 dated 20.05.1993 shall not be reduced and their pay shall be fixed in accordance with 1993 PRC scales with effect from 01.01.1993. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 09th April, 2008 _______________ (C.V. RAMULU, J) GHN To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }