IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 11346 of 1999 Between: G. Veerabhadra Rao S/o Sobhanadri R/o Tiruvuru, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P.S.R.T.C. Rep. by Its Managing Director Musheerabad, Hyderabad 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Krishna Region, Vijayawada 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Tiruvuru Depot, Tiruvuru, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in not adding the 12 years Special Grade increment and not counting the seniority of the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to regulation 3(a) of A.P.S.R.T.C. Service Regulations, 1964 which was upheld by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.172/78 dt: 2-11-1979, W.P.2688 of 1987 dt: 26-10-89 and W.P.1885/93 dt: 9-7-98 and consequenlty direct the 2nd Respondent herein to consider the case of the petitioner for adding 12 years special grade increment and to count the seniority from the date of his original appointment i.e. on 12-3-1979 and to pay the arrears of consequential benifits forthwith in the interest of justice and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.C.PRAKASH REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 11346 OF 1999 ORDER: Since none appeared for the petitioner on 28.2.2008, the writ petition was directed to be posted “for dismissal”. Today though the writ petition is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’, neither is the counsel for the petitioner present nor is there any representation on his behalf. The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as costs. ___________ 19-3-2008 asp