IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.30887 of 1997 Between: Smt. Abedabee and 22 others. … Petitioners And The Senior Scientist & Head, Agricultural Research Station, Amberpet, Hyderabad and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri T.Suryakaran Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: Sri K.Suresh Reddy for R.2. None for R.3. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners as Class-IV employees from the dates of their initial appointment and pay regular pay scale on par with other regular employees working in respondent No.2-University and discharging the same work, with all consequential benefits. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners placed before me G.O.Ms.No.286, Agriculture and Co-operation (AGRI.III) Department, dated 8-10-2008, issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and proceedings No.1202/Lab/2008, dated 8- 10-2008, issued by respondent No.2-University, wherein the minimum time scale of Class-IV employees at Rs.3850/- + DA at 35.796% is made applicable to all casual labourers who are on the muster rolls as on 25- 11-1993 and are continuing till date without any break. Sri T.Suryakaran Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that in view of these proceedings much of the grievance of the petitioners is redressed. He requested this Court to dispose of the Writ Petition with liberty to the petitioners to pursue their request for regularization with the competent authority and avail appropriate remedy in future in the event they failed to succeed in their endeavour. The request of the learned counsel for the petitioners is accepted and the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the prayer made. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:10-12-2008 MNR