IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.11990 OF 2011 Date:27.07. 2011 Between:- P.Sailu .. Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Education Department, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the salary to the petitioner since 05.08.2008 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondents to pay salary to the petitioner along with arrears of salary and other consequential benefits together with interest @ 18% p.a. on delayed payments, basing on the regular scale granted by respondent No.3 vide proceedings Rc.No.669/Estt.3/2008, dated 05.08.2008. 2. The petitioner was appointed as an Attender-cum-Watchman in Jawahar Bal Kendra on a fixed pay of Rs.250/- per month and posted to work at Kukatpally, Hyderabad. His name was sponsored by the District Employment Officer, Ranga Reddy District in the year 1990. As one Smt Lakshmi Bai, who was working in the regular post as Attender-cum-Watchman at Bal Bhawan, Malakpet, Hyderabad was transferred to the office of Director, Bal Bhavan, Old City, Hyderabad, the post of Attender-cum-Watchman at Bal Bhavan, Old City, Malakpet fell vacant. Therefore, the petitioner, who was working as an Attender- cum-Watchman on a fixed pay at Bal Kendra, Kukatpalli was absorbed in the regular vacant post of Attender-cum-Watchman in the time scale of 3850-8600 of revised pay scales 2005. Accordingly, respondent No.3 issued proceedings, dated 05.08.2008. Thereafter, it seems that when the bills were sent to the Treasury, an objection was raised that no permission from the District Educational Officer was obtained. Then, respondent No.3 requested respondent No.2-District Collector through his letter, dated 24.05.2010, to issue orders to the District Educational Officer and Convenor and also to the Pay and Accounts Officer, Hyderabad for sanction of pay and allowances to the individual. In pursuance of the said letter, respondent No.2 issued proceedings, dated 09.07.2010, directing respondent No.5 to take necessary action in the matter, as per Government Orders in force, at the earliest. As no action has been taken by respondent No.5, the present writ petition is filed. 3. Heard. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, respondent No.5 is directed to take appropriate action in the matter basing on the proceedings of respondent No.2, dated 09.07.2010, and also the proceedings of respondent No.3, dated 24.05.2010, as per the Government orders in force, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 27th July, 2011. AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.11990 OF 2011 Date:27.07.2011 AMD