THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO W.A.No.633 of 2011 JUDGMENT (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ appeal is directed against the order dated 07.06.2011 passed in W.P.No.3319 of 2002. 2. The respondents, who were initially appointed as Booking Clerks in Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad, were promoted as Conductors. Seeking further promotion to the post of Assistant Depot Clerks on par with their juniors, they filed W.P.No.2891 of 1988, whereby the learned single Judge by order dated 26.10.1995 while allowing the writ petition directed the Corporation that the respondents are deemed to have been promoted to the post of Assistant Depot Clerks on the date when their juniors were promoted to the said post with all consequential benefits including arrears of pay. When the Corporation filed W.P.M.P.No.23825 of 1996 seeking to review of the said order, it was dismissed on 03.10.1997 and therefore, the order dated 26.10.1995 had become final. In compliance of the same, the Corporation promoted the respondents as Assistant Depot Clerks on par with their juniors. While so, the Corporation accorded sanction of Special Grade to the respondents and others for having completed twelve years of continuous service in the category of Assistant Depot Clerks vide office order dated 17.02.2000, which was later cancelled on the ground that they have not completed twelve years of active service in the said post vide proceedings dated 22.03.2001, which was impugned in W.P.No.3319 of 2002, whereby the learned single Judge by the order impugned set aside the said proceedings. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant-Corporation and perused the material on record. 4. Inasmuch the respondents were promoted to the post of Assistant Depot Clerks with retrospective effect in pursuance of the orders passed in W.P.No.2891 of 1988, which attained finality, they are entitled to the special grade increment. Since the Circular dated 11.07.1990, which was relied upon by the Corporation for cancellation of the special grade increment to the respondents, vide proceedings dated 22.03.2001, has been struck down vide order dated 15.06.1999 in W.P.No.26584 of 1996, we are of the view that the learned single Judge has rightly set aside the proceedings dated 22.03.2001. The judgment relied upon by the learned counsel for the appellants in APSRTC v. S. NARSAGOUD[1], is not applicable to the facts of the present case. 5. In view of the above, we do not find any reason to interfere with the order impugned. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________ NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO, J Date:25.11.2011 sj . [1] 2003(2) SCC 212