IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.924 of 2005 Between: Dr. Sangani Malleshwar, S/o. Veeraiah, Public Relations, Receptions, Grievance Cell, R/o. H.No. 2-11-181 Vidyarnyapuri, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Kakatiya University, Rep. by its Registrar, Warangal. 2. The Director of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education, Kakatiya University, Warangal. 3. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat, 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 may be pleased to issue any other Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to consider and dispose of the Representation submitted by the petitioner dated 22/27th December, 2004 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.TULASI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 : Mr.Deepak Bhattacharya (SC for University) Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner claims to have been working as incharge-Coordinator/Public Relations in the school of Distant learning and continuing Education, Kakatiya University, Warangal since September 1991. The only grievance of the petitioner is that though he made a representation to respondents 1 and 2 requesting to pay the regular time scale as has been granted to some of the similarly situated employees, the same has not been considered so far. Hence this writ petition. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2, without expressing any opinion with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner for the payment of the regular time scale, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 22.12.2004 and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. __________ 28.01.2005 sh To 1. The Registrar, Kakatiya University, Warangal. 2. The Director, of School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education, Kakatiya University, Warangal. 3. The Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.)