THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Monday, 9th day of April,2007 W.P.No.13169 of 1997 Between:- D. Gyaneshwar & others … Petitioners and The Singareni Collieries Co.Ltd., rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.13169 of 1997 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 and 2 in fixing the pay of the petitioners less than their juniors i.e. respondents 3 and 4 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently order for payment of arrears by rectification of pay of the petitioners on par with respondents 3 and 4, who joined the service in the year 1979, with all consequential benefits. While admitting the Writ Petition, this Court passed an interim order in W.P.M.P.No.15847 of 1997 on 17-3-1998 directing the 2nd respondent to fix the pay of the petitioners on par with respondents 3 and 4, pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Now, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the said interim order has already been complied with. In the circumstances, no further orders are necessary to be passed in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is, therefore, closed treating the interim order dated 17-3-1998 as a final order in the Writ Petition. No order as to costs. 09-4-2007 prk