HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G. SHANKAR WRIT PETITION NO. 7662 OF 2011 Between: The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and four others ………….Petitioners AND The Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and 14 others ………….Respondents ORDER: (Per Hon'ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This Writ Petition has been filed seeking to issue an order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 10.12.2010 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No. 1649 of 2010, as illegal and arbitrary. According to the learned Government Pleader after a lapse of nine years the respondents 2 to 14 have filed the O.A inter alia to pay annual grade increments on par with regular employees. In those circumstances, the learned Government Pleader submits that the Tribunal ought to have given an opportunity to file counter, and without giving any opportunity of hearing, passed the order dated 10.12.2010. Heard the learned counsel appearing for R3 to R14. Having heard the learned counsel on either side, as the Tribunal passed the order without giving any opportunity of hearing and without filing any counter by the petitioners herein, without going into the merits or otherwise of the matter, the order dated 10.12.2010 passed by the Tribunal is set aside directing the Tribunal to give an opportunity to the petitioners herein to file counter, if any, and dispose of the matter, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed. No costs. ________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________________ K.G. SHANKAR, J DATE: 29.03.2011 KA ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2 CD copies.