THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY W.P.No.12327 OF 2009 BETWEEN: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, S/o. Srinivasa Murthy …Petitioner and Sri Durga Malleswara Swami Vaarla Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada, rep.by its Executive Officer … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY W.P.No.12327 OF 2009 ORDER: Heard both sides. 2. The writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the action of the respondent in not paying the salaries to him from the date of his joining as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to pay the arrears of salary to the petitioner forthwith and continue to pay the salary till he is engaged as Paricharika in the respondent’s temple. 3. There is no dispute as reported by the learned counsel for the respondent that the petitioner is presently working, but his contention is that certain other persons, who were selected earlier filed a writ petition in which STATUS QUO order was passed and on account of that they are being paid salaries and the payment of salary to the present petitioner would amount to paying salary to more persons, said contention cannot be accepted. In case, the respondent is supposed to pay salary to some other persons by virtue of court order, he may get the said order vacated, in case those persons were not entitled. For that reason, the salary of the petitioner, who is recruited and is working at present, cannot be stopped. 4. In the circumstances of the case, it is directed that the respondent shall pay the salary of the petitioner from the date of his joining duty and continue to pay the same and all the arrears payable to the petitioner shall be paid within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Writ petition is allowed accordingly. No order as to costs. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 23rd September 2009 Note: Issue copy within a week. B/o.Rns