IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 6488 of 2004 Between: V. Ravi Kumar, S/o. Narasimha Rao, O/o. Vivekavardhani Vidya Mandir High School (Aided) Nalgonda. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education Dept. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Nalgonda District. 4 The Correspondent, Vivekavardhani Vidhya Mandir, High School (Aided), Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioners are entitled for up gradation to the post of Grade I Pandit Scale in terms of G.O.Ms.No.330 Education dated 10-8-1983 R/W G.O.Rt.No.644 Education dated 7-12-2000 by extending the benefit of judgment dated 12-9-2003 in W.P. No. 26260/2000 and batch of the Division Bench of this Hon'ble High court, by holding the action of the respondents in not granting Grade I Pandit Scale to the petitioners on par with similarly situated Grated II language Pandits in terms of the aforesaid G.O.s is as illegal, arbitrary discriminatory and subversive of Articles and 14 and 16 and 39(d) of Constitution of India For the Petitioner: MR.CH.JAGANNADHA RAO For the Respondent .: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court Made the Following : ORDER: It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner and conceded by the learned government Pleader for School Education that in view of the Judgment of a Division Bench of this Court, in Writ Petition No.26260 of 2000 and batch dated 12.09.2003, the petitioner is entitled to the relief he claims herein. The writ petition is accordingly, allowed in terms of the Judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.26260 of 2000 and batch dated 12.09.2003. That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witeness the Hon’ble Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice this Wednesday, the 16th day of June, Two thousand four. 16.06.2004 ASSITANT REGISTRAR //True copy// SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education Dept. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Nalgonda District. 4 The Correspondent, Vivekavardhani Vidhya Mandir, High School (Aided), Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 5. Two CCs. to G.P. for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT). 6. Two CDs.