IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO : 10023 of 2005 Between: 1 The Secretary to Government, Irrigation and C.A.D. Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Engineer-in-Chief Irrigation and C.A.D. Department, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintending Engineer S.S.L.C and S.B. Circle Nellore, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND R.Radha Krishnaiah Road Roller Operator Gr.III Now Village Secretary, Doravari Satram Mandal Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT 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 writ order or direction more particulalry one in the nature of the writ of Certiorari and calling for the records relating to the order passed O.A.No.620/01, dt.1.12.2004 on the ﬁle of Hon'ble Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.V.S.R.MURTHY The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD Writ Petition No.10023 of 2005 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is ﬁled seeking to quash the order dated 01-12-2004 passed in O.A.No.620 of 2001 on the ﬁle of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, whereunder the O.A. was allowed in terms of the orders passed by the Tribunal in O.A.No.6047 of 1992, dated 06-12- 1996 and O.A.Nos.29556 of 1999 and batch, dated 08-08- 1999. 2. The details relevant and necessary for deciding the writ petition are as follows: The respondent – applicant ﬁled the above O.A. seeking direction to the petitioners herein to grant pay scale applicable to the post of Road Roller Operator on par with his counterparts working in Roads, Building and Panchayat Raj Department. The case of the applicant is that the Government have issued G.O.Ms.No.183, dated 20-9-1997 equalising the pay scales of Road Roller Operators of Panchayat Raj Department with that of T.R&B Department, pursuant to the orders of the Tribunal in the above OAs. The Tribunal after considering the rival contentions, allowed the O.A. Hence, this writ petition by official respondents in O.A. 3. Heard learned Government Pleader for petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the respondent and perused the record. 4. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the Tribunal has considered the claim of the Road Roller Operators working in Roads and Buildings Department for pay parity with such Operators working in the Panchayat Raj Department in O.A.No.6047 of 1992 and O.A.Nos.29555 and 29556 of 1991 and batch, and after considering the nature of duties and responsibilities, directed the oﬃcial respondents therein to grant pay parity to those who are similarly situated. It is to be noted that pursuant to the said direction of the Tribunal, the Government have issued G.O.Ms.No.183, dated 20-9-1997 giving the applicants therein, the beneﬁt of the pay scales of Road Roller Operators of Panchayat Raj Department. When the Government have issued G.O.Ms.No.183, dated 20-9-1997, the earlier orders passed by the Tribunal had attained finality. In the circumstances, the Tribunal rightly relied upon its earlier orders, as stated above, and allowed the O.A. We do not ﬁnd any inﬁrmity in the order passed by the Tribunal. 5. The writ petition fails and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ________________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J. 04-09-2008 Bsc