IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.8389 of 1999 Between: 1 Mrs. Kamala Gopalan W/o. K.R. Gopalan, R/o. No.28, Janakapuri Colony, Near Gunrock Enclave, Secunderabad. 2 Mrs. N. Lakshmi W/o.S.Naganadhan, R/o.6-1-132/22, Skandagiri, Secunderabad. 3 Mrs. C.Vishnu Priya W/o.C.G.Krishna Murthy, R/o.H.No.11-A, Bansilalpet, Secunderabad. 4 Mrs.D.V.Suseelaratnam W/o.D.V.Ratna Sastry Secunderabad. 5 Ms.Phyllis Fernandes D/o.D.Fernandes R/o.H.No.10-1-12/27, SRT 8, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 6 Ms.Joeita Crastov D/o.M.Joseph Crastov, R/o.9-1-137/1, Beegi Compound, Sabastian, Secunderabad-3. 7 Mr.Atyesha Iqbal Ahmed W/o. Mohd.Iqbal Ahmed, R/o. Flat No.14, Crestent Apartments, Road No.8/8, Habsiguda, Hyderabad-7. 8 Mrs. Gabrielina W/o. Gnana Prakasham R/o.H.No.11-1-590, Mylargadda, Secunderabad-500 361 9 Mrs. K.N.Saroja W/o.Gopalakrishna Marar Saifabad, Hyderabad 10 Mrs. A.Anthoni Amma W/o.K.B.Ednund Saifabad, Hyderabad. 11 Esthersarah W/o.BJS Crystopher, R/o.H.No.9-10-1940, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 District Educational Officer, Hyderabad. 4 Secretary and Correspondent, Keys High School for Girls, Secunderabad. 5 Secretary and Correspondent, Holy Mery High School for Girls, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 6 Secretary and Correspondent, St.Ann's High School, S.S.C. Section, Secunderabad-500 003 7 Secretary and Correspondent, St.Mary High School for Boys, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to fix the pay of the petitioners in 10/15/22 years service respectively and pay arrears and to fix pension taking into consideration of total service including unaided period of service rendered by the petitioners herein in due computing terminal benefits and grant other consequential terminal benefits by taking into consideration of the service rendered by the petitioners when it was out of aid and direct the respondents herein to grant consequential benefits flowing out of the above prayer by declaring their action as illegal, arbitrary and offending Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, pass such other order or orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.BHEEMSEN Counsel for the Respondents: ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.8389 OF 1999 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners states that in view of Act 37 of 2005, the petitioners are required to challenge the provisions of the said Act and, therefore, he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition to enable the petitioners to file fresh writ petition to work out their remedies. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn leaving liberty to the petitioners to workout their remedies as available under the law. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 18th March, 2008. IBL