IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 571 of 2005 Between: S. S. Narayana, S/o. Ramulu, E.44109, R/o. H.No. 2-6-91/1, Kurmawada, Jangaon, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region, Warangal District. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Jangaon 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 in not giving the Special Grade/Stagnation Increment to the petitioners with effect from their completion of 12 years of service in APSRTC in total (All Regions) and counting the present regions service of 12 years, for 12 years Stagnation Increment/Special Grade as bad arbitrary, illegal, unjust and contrary to the Circulars and contrary to the Judgments of this Hon'ble Court and consequently direct the respondents to effect the 12 years Stagnation Increment/Special Grade to the petitioners on their completion of 12 years of service in the all the regions of the Corporation and pass such further other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.RAVI MOHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: Heard both sides and at their request the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission. The grievance of the writ petitioner is that the respondents-Corporation is not giving the Special Grade/Stagnation increment to him with effect from his completion of 12 years of service in the Corporation. The purport of the decision reported by this Court in W.A.No.1301 of 2000, dated 29- 10-2002, is that the entire service of the petitioner in the Corporation has to be taken into consideration for the purpose of giving the benefit of stagnation increment. The respondents-Corporation has framed certain guidelines, more particularly, in circular No.PD-65/1989, dated 03-05-1989, and No.P1/D3 (12) 87-PD dated 17-09-1991, for grant of stagnation increments. Therefore, it is for the respondents-Corporation to decide the matter whether the petitioner is entitled for the stagnation increments in pursuance of the aforesaid circular order. Therefore, a direction is given to the respondents-Corporation to give the Special Grade/Stagnation increment as per the rules taking into account the petitioner’s total service of 12 years in the Corporation. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J. Dt: 02-02-2005. Rns To 1 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region, Warangal District. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Jangaon Bus Depot, Warangal District. 3 Two CD copies