IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32643 of 2011 Between: A.Kiran … Petitioner And The E.O., Kalahastheeswara Vari Devastanam, Kalahasthi, Chittoor District and others. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.32643 of 2011 ORDER: Questioning inaction on the part of the respondents 1 and 2 in regularizing the services of the petitioner by fixing the regular pay scale and extending other benefits, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioners 1 and 2 are joined in the service of the 1st respondent’s Temple in the year 2005 and 2003, respectively and their nature of job is to clean the Goshala, draw the milk from the cows therein and to wash and feed them. The petitioners were offered to pay a sum of Rs.125/- per day each initially as per the proceedings dated 22.12.2010. Subsequently, the Executive Officer cum RJC forwarded a letter to the 2nd respondent, Commissioner Endowments, requesting to pass orders to convert the working employees at Goshala as contract employees and to pay regular basic as per eligibility vide proceedings dated 07.12.2010. But the 2nd respondent is not passing any orders thereon. Hence, the present writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are working in the 1st respondent’s temple for the past several years. The Executive Officer of the Temple Vide proceedings dated 07.12.2010 recommended the case of the petitioners for payment of regular basic as per eligibility to the 2nd respondent, Commissioner of Endowments, and also for regularization of their services but the 2nd respondent is not passing any orders on the recommendations made by the Executive Officer. Hence, the petitioners are before this Court. On the other hand, the learned standing counsel for the respondents would submit that having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the Executive Officer of the 1st respondent’s temple sent proposals/recommendations to the 2nd respondent and the matter appears to be pending on the file of the 2nd respondent. Therefore, the 2nd respondent may be directed to pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, on the recommendations made for fixation of scales and regularization of their services by the Executive Officer of the 1st respondent’s temple. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel, without going into the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent, Commissioner of Endowments, to pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, on the proposals/recommendations of the Executive Officer of the 1st respondent’s temple, within a period of two months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, pending consideration of the same, the 1st respondent is also directed to consider the case of the petitioners for payment of minimum wages, in accordance with law, including the remuneration unpaid to the petitioners during their working days. Accordingly, with the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 13.12.2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in two days. B/o. LSK