THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.13434 OF 2004 O R D E R Heard both the counsel. 2. The petitioner is an ex-service man and worked for the Union of India in Air Force as Air man and after retirement from defence services, he was appointed as Security Guard under ex-service men quota on 18.07.1980 in the 3rd respondent – Depot Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Machilipatnam Depot Machilipatnam and subsequently he retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that the 3rd respondent – Depot Manager, by the impugned proceedings No.P2/756(9)/2004-MTM dated 22.7.2004; based on the clariﬁcation issued by the Deputy Chief Personnel Manager, Vijayawada Zone to withhold the amount of D.A. on army pension from his settlement dues and ﬁnalize payment of terminal beneﬁts to avoid hardship; directed the petitioner to furnish the monthly dearness allowance amounts paid to him with the pension as ex service man from the date of appointment i.e. July, 1980 till the date of the retirement on 31.5.2004 with the certiﬁcation of the concerned oﬃcer to settle his case. Referring to various proceedings issued by the State and Central Governments, the case of the petitioner, is that he is entitled for the D.A. both in his pension, which is paid to him as he is an Ex-servicemen and also in his salary, as he worked as Security Guard in the Corporation. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the 3rd respondent – Corporation produced copy of the circular No.PD-49/2007 dated 8.10.2007 issued by the Corporation, where under, it was clariﬁed that the Ex-Servicemen (Military Pensioners) who were re-employed in APSRTC and whose pay was ﬁxed at the minimum of the pay scale attached to the post, are eligible to drawn dearness allowance in full in the Corporation. 4. In view of the above circular, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Corporation to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of dearness allowance, in the light of the circular dated 8.10.2007, if not already considered, and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. AVS -------------------------------------- 29—07—2008 Note: C.C. in two days. B/O