THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7261 of 2006 Dated: 08.06.2007 Between: M.Prakasa Rao, s/o late Satyanandam, and others. ....PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principle Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.7261 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the scales attached to the respective posts of the petitioners as per the service rules and standing orders as illegal and arbitrary and for a consequential direction to the respondents to pay the scales attached to their respective posts with effect from 01.09.2002. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and admitted to by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment, dated 23.02.2004, of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.350 of 2004. If that be so, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition also with the following directions, as directed in W.A.No.350 of 2004, dated 23.02.2004. The Government is directed to consider the proposal submitted by the society for regularization of the petitioners in the existing vacancies by suggesting a formula or a scheme, and such a decision should be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and the same shall be communicated to the society thereafter, so as to avoid unnecessary hardship to the Teachers employed on contract basis. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________ 08.06.2007 sh