IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12177 of 1996 Between: 1. K.Nagamuni S/o.K.Subbanna Regional Poultry Forum Chittoor 2. N.Sainath S/o.Sivaramaiah Poultry Marketing Centre Nellore ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra PRadesh rep.by its Secretary Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Dept., Secretariat Building, Hyderabad 2 A.P.Meat & Poultry Development Corporation rep.by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director Shanthinagar, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the D.A. at the enhanced rate right from 1993 July as being illegal, arbitrary and is in violation of Arts.14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the enhanced DA to the employees of the 2nd respondent at the rates w.e.f. the dates as prescribed by the Government to its employee with arrears. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.RAVINDER REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No. 2: MR.D.PRABHAKAR REDDY The Court made the following: :ORAL ORDER: None for the petitioners. No representation either. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for ‘non-prosecution’. No costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dt. 16-08-2004 Pvks/* To 1 The Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Dept.,Government of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Building, Hyderabad 2 The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, A.P.Meat & Poultry Development Corporation, Shanthinagar, Hyderabad 3.2CD copies