IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23478 OF 2009 Between: M.Devanadam and others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Andhra Pradesh Residential Educational Institutions Society(Regd), represented by its Secretary, Gagan Vihar, III Floor, M.J.Road, Nampally, Hyderabad and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23478 OF 2009 ORDER : The petitioners herein, who were initially appointed as Trained Graduate Teachers were promoted as Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) in the pay scale of Rs.800-1450. Subsequently they were appointed as Principals and as on today they are working as Principals in the Residential Schools of the 1st respondent Society. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action on the part of the respondents in not fixing the pay scale of the Principal in spite of the fact that the petitioners are working as Principals for the past several years. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent and perused the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the 1st respondent-Society. Having regard to the nature of controversy involved and particularly keeping in view that the representations made by the petitioners for fixation of pay scale of the Principal is under consideration, without expressing any opinion on merits, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the claim of the petitioners herein for grant of pay scale in the post of the Principal on par with other similarly situated persons and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 18.01.2010 Ivd