THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.20291 OF 2005 O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) Heard both the counsel. 2. From the material on record it could be seen that the respondents herein who are working as Work Inspector Gr-III, YRC, Sub-Division No.IV, Yeleswaram, YRC Division, Yeleswaram, East Godavari District moved the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.2016/2000 seeking to revise and re-fix their pay scales as per G.O.Ms.No.226 dated 26.6.1980, Irrigation and Power (Ser.V) Department with effect from 26.6.1980. By the impugned judgment dated 29.9.2004, the Tribunal allowed the prayer of the respondents and directed the writ petitioners herein to fix the pay of the respondents/applicants in the revised pay scale as per G.O.Ms.No.226 with effect from 1.4.1978, with monetary benefit with effect from 26.6.1980, the date on which the G.O. 226 was issued. Aggrieved by the order of the Tribunal in directing the writ petitioners to fix the pay of the respondents in the revised pay scale as per G.O.Ms.No.226 with effect from 1.4.1978, the present writ petition is filed. 3. The above issue is no longer res integra in view of the Division Bench judgment of this court in W.P.No.16897 of 1998 dated 30.8.2000. The Division Bench of this court considering the similar prayer of the petitioner therein to direct the respondents to fix the scale of pay of the petitioner in the revised pay scale as per G.O.Ms.No.226 with effect from 1.4.1978 with monetary benefit with effect from 26.6.1980, held that the petitioner therein is entitled to monetary benefit with effect from 26.6.1980. 4. In view of the above Division Bench judgment of this court, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ------------------------------- T.MEENA KUMARI,J --------------------------------- G.CHANDRAIAH,J AVS DATE:30.07.2007