IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 24683 of 1998 Between: 1 Hussain Bee W/o S. Mohammad Ghouse Cuddapah District 2 K. Kasi Naidu S/o K. Naganna Cuddapah District 3 V. Ramanjaneyulu S/o Ramaiah Cuddapah District 4 N. Gunabhushana Rao S/o Panduranga Rao Cuddapah District 5 S. Yesepu S/o S. Satyanandam Cuddapah District 6 K. Venkateswara Rao S/o K. Ganganna Cuddapah District 7 V. Boludu S/o V.N. Subbarayudu Cuddapah District 8 S. Arif Basha S/o S. Khadar Vali Cuddapah District 9 D. Manohar Reddy S/o D. Krishna Reddy Cuddapah District 10 P.V. Ramana S/o P. Venkataiah Cuddapah District 11 G.V. Subbaiah S/o G. Munsaiah Cuddapah District 12 N. Mruthyunjaya S/o N. Chandrasekharaiah Cuddapah District 13 B. Ramakrishna S/o B. Chennaiah Cuddapah District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Commissioner Cuddapah Municipality, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent- Municipality in not allowing the minimum time scale of pay to the petitioners corresponding to the regular category of last grade posts as the case may be from the date of completion of 5 years of qualifying service as daily waged/NMR employees as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional, being voilative of Art.14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent- Municipality to allow the minimum time scale of pay to the petitioners with all attendant benefits with arrears from the date of completion of 5 years of qualifying service and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.BHASKARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.GUMMALA.VIJAYA KUMAR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 24683 of 1998 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for further adjudication, in view of the proceedings issued in Roc.No.4465/95/E1, dated 27-11- 1998. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J. Dt.07-03-2008. KO To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SAM}