THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.4860 of 1997 Dated:9th March, 2006 Between: P.Prabhakar & others. …..PETITIONERS AND The APSRTC rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad & others. ….RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W.P. No. 4860 of 1997 ORDER: It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APSRTC and the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in this writ petition, namely whether the petitioners are entitled for the benefit of graduate increments, is squarely covered by a judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.A. No. 1138 of 1999 and batch, dated 27.02.2006, wherein the Division Bench without deciding the question involved in the writ petition, directed the petitioners to get themselves impleaded in the reference in I.D. No. 38 of 2002 that is pending on the file of the Labour Court. In the circumstances, following the above judgment, and fore the reasons mentioned therein, the writ petition is dismissed. However, the petitioners are at liberty to get themselves impleaded in the reference that is pending in I.D. No. 38 of 2002 on the file of the Labour Court, Hyderabad. No costs. ___________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J.) Date:23rd March, 2006. GRK THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W.P.No.13302 of 2002 Dated:23rd March, 2006