IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.36815 of 1998 Between: P.Bhaskar and others. … Petitioners And The Union of India, reptd., by Secretary, Department of Industries & Commerce, Central Secretariat, New Delhi and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri V.Venkateswar Rao Counsel for the respondents: Sri T.Ramakrishna Rao, Senior Counsel for Central Government for R.1 to R.4. None for R.5 and R.6. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for upgradation to the scale of pay of Rs.1600-2660 or Rs.1400-2600 with effect from 1-1-1992 with all consequential benefits. After arguing the case at length, Sri V.Venkateswar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the only grievance of the petitioners is that while stenographers Grade-III, which post is one of the feeder categories for the posts of assistant held by the petitioners, were allowed higher pay scale at Rs.1400-2600 between 1-1-1992 and 1-1-1996; the petitioners are allowed the pay scale of 1400-2300. The learned counsel requested that this Court, instead of going into the merits of the claim of the petitioners, may permit the petitioners to file an appropriate representation before respondent No.1 in view of the fact that upgradation in the scale of pay of stenographers Grade-III was in pursuance of the orders issued by it, and that, therefore, it would be more appropriate if the petitioners make a representation to respondent No.1 requesting it to extend a similar benefit to the petitioners as well. In view of this submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is disposed of, without going into the merits of the case, in the following terms: 1) the petitioners are permitted to make a representation to respondent No.1 seeking revision of their pay scale for the period between 1-1-1992 and 1-1-1996 as was done in the case of stenographers Grade-III within a period of one month; and 2) on receipt of the said representation, respondent No.1 shall dispose of the same by passing a reasoned order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the said representation. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:18-12-2008 MNR