IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23811 of 1998 Between: P.V.Ramana Rao S/o. Srihar Rao Kurnool. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Special Secretary, Finance and Planning (FW.PC.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Judge, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3 The District Treasury Officer, Kurnool District, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and set aside or modify G.O.(P) No.18, Finance & Planning (FW.PC.I) Department, dated 19.1.1994 and the consequential notification issued by the 1st respondent in G.O.Ms.No.92, Finance & Planning (Fw.PC.I) Department, dated 12.3.1994 as illegal, violative of principles of natural justice and unconstitutional under Articles 14 and 16 of Constitution of India and also contrary to the findings of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in its judgment dated 24.8.1993 in Review Petition No. 249/92 in W.P.No. 1022/89 in so far as it relates to Judicial Officers. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.RAMAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 3: G.P. for Finance & Planning Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SMT.M.BHASKARA LAKSHMI (SC FOR APHC) The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta, CJ) Petitioner has filed this writ petition making grievance that it is necessary to protect the pay being drawn by him as was done in respect of his colleagues who had filed Writ Petition No. 1200 of 1995, wherein this Court was pleased to issue interim directions as quoted in para-12 of the writ petition. We are informed that Writ Petition No. 1200 of 1995 has since been disposed of. We also follow the same orders as passed in Writ Petition No. 1200 of 1995, dated 25.6.2004 and dispose of this writ petition directing that the petitioner herein also be given the same treatment in the matter of protection and payment of pay and allowances, as was given to the petitioners in Writ Petition No.1200 of 1995. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA,CJ DATE: 17th March, 2005 _________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY,J Pnb To 1 The Special Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Finance and Planning (FW.PC.I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Judge, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3 The District Treasury Officer, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 4 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Finance & Planning, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two C.D. copies