IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 18937 of 2004 Between: D.K.Nagendranath, S/o.D.Jagannadham, Aged 51 years, Junior Assistant (P)(E-82710) Office of the Regional Manager, Hyderabad City Region, JBS, Picket, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad City Region, JBS, Picket, secunderabad. .....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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent in not counting the previous service of Jr.Asst.(p) in other regions and counting the service of Jr.Asst. (P) Rendered in present region only for granting 12 years special Grade/stagnation Increment as bad, arbitrary, unjust, unreasonable and contrary to the circulars and also judgments of this Hon'ble court and consequently direct the respondent to effect the 12 years spl. Grade/Stagnation Increment to the petitioner with effect from completion of 12 years of service in Jr.Asst (P) by counting the service rendered in previous region and present region. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner contends that he has been working as a Junior Assistant in the respondent Corporation for more than 12 years and he is entitled for stagnation increment. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents did not take any steps to release the stagnation increment to him. Therefore, he approached this Court through this writ petition, seeking a direction to the respondent to release the stagnation increment to him. 2. If it is a fact that the petitioner completed 12 years of service, the respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders regarding the release of the stagnation increment to the petitioner, keeping in view the Judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1301 of 2000 dated 29.10.2002, within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. 3. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. dsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To: 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad City Region, JBS, Picket, Secunderabad 2. Two CD copies.