IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25765 of 2008 Between: 1.P.Janardhan S/o.Kistaiah APSRTC, Dilsukhnagar Bus Depot, Dilsukhnagar hyderabad 2.P.Krishna Reddy S/o.Raghupathi Reddy APSRTC, Dilsukhnagar Bus Depot, Dilsukhnagar hyderabad 3.R.Pathi S/o.Arya APSRTC, Dilsukhnagar Bus Depot, Dilsukhnagar hyderabad 4.P.J.Ravi S/o.Sailu APSRTC, Uppal Bus Depot Uppal,Hyderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The REgional Manager, APSRTC, Greater Hyderabad City Region, MGBS Complex, Gowliguda, Hyderabad 2.The Depot Manager, APSRTC, APSRTC Dilsukhnagar Bus Depot, Dilsukhnagar,Hyderabad 3.The Depot Manager, APSRTC,APSRTC,Uppal Bus Depot Uppal, 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not allowing the 12 years Special Grade/Stagnation Increment to the petitioners with effect from their completion of 12 years of services rendered in the post of Driver/conductors irrespective of regions of the APSRTC and without proper fixation w.e.f.their completion of 12 years of services in their driver/conductors posts as bad arbitrary, illegal, unjust and discriminatory and consequently direct the respondents to effect the 12 years Special grade/Stagnation increment to the petitioners with effect from their completion of 12 years of services in the post of driver/conductors irrespective of the regions they served. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: K.MADHAVA REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.25765 of 2008 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not granting special grade/stagnation increment to the petitioners on completion of 12 years of total service from the date of their appointment. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and admitted to by the learned Standing Counsel for APSRTC appearing for the respondents that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court passed in W.A.No.2151 of 2005, dated 22.08.2006, and they agreed to dispose of the writ petition in terms thereof. Hence, following the judgment in W.A.No.2151 of 2005, dated 22.08.2006, this writ petition is disposed of on the same terms, at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.11.2008 Note: Office to annex copy of judgment in W.A.No.2151 of 2005, dated 22.08.2006, to this order. (b/o) VGB