IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17903 of 1995 Between: P.Krishna Reddy S/o.P.Narayana Reddy R/o.H.No.16-11-741/D/54 Indiranagar, Moosarambagh, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary to Government Finance and Planning (P.W.PRC-I), Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar (Administration), High Court of Andhra Pradesh High Court Buildings, Hyderabad 3 The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, 4 The Chief Judge City Small Causes Court, Hyderabad .....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 or direction, more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in rejecting the claim relating to the sanction of two advance increments on securing LL.B. Degree, in Memo No.2203/95-Admn. Dt.3/7/1995 issued by the 4th respondent as wholly arbitrary, highly illegal, unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory and unconstitutional, being violative of Art.14, 16 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to sanction and pay the two advance increments in view of the proceedings ROC.No.1285/92-Estt.I, Dt.6/3/1992 issued by the 2nd respondent from the date of passing the Law Degree Examination and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.T.S.RAMACHANDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 3: G.P. FOR FINANCE & PLANNING. Counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 & 4: MR. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, SC FOR AP. HIGH COURT. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. It is stated that pursuant to the interim orders, G.O., was issued and petitioner got the advance increments. Relief prayed for thus has been rendered infructuous. Writ petition is disposed of as such. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY. J., Dated: 15.12.2004. VRK. To 1 The Secretary to Government, Finance and Planning (P.W.PRC-I), Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar (Administration), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad 3 The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad. 4 The Chief Judge, City Small Causes Court, Hyderabad 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Finance & Planning, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE M. NARAYANA REDDY. W.P.NO. 17903 OF 1995. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 15.12.2004.