IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7627 of 1995 Between: 1 Pakala Venkata Suryanarayana S/o.Sri P.Papa Rao Court Master-cum-Personal Secretary to Hon’ble Judge, A.P.High Court, Hyderabad, R/o.Venkatagiri,Yusufguda,Hyderabad 2 Ali Mohammed Sarfraj S/o.Sri P.K.Nawazuddin, Court Master-cum-Personal Secretary to Hon’ble Judge, A.P.High Court, Hyderabad, R/o.Darulshifa Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary, Finance and Planning Dept Govt.of A.P Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar (Admn.), High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Pay and Accounts Officer, A.P., 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the impugned letter No.12203/Courts- D/A, 1/92-16 dated 22-11-1994 issued by the Govt., as illegal and without jurisdiction and further that the petitioners are entitled for sanction and payment of two advance increments for possessing degree in law as per the High Court's ROC.No. 1285-92/Estt.I, dated 6-3-1992 and further direct the respondents to sanction and pay from the date of passing the law degree examination or from the date of joining in the High Court as the case may be. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.M.V.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 3: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING Counsel for the respondent No.2: MR. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: ( per Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) ….. It is stated that pursuant to the interim orders, G.O., was issued and petitioners got the advance increments. Relief prayed for thus has been rendered infructuous. Writ petition is disposed of as such. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA. C.J., _____________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY. J., Dated: 15.12.2004. VRK. To 1 The Secretary to Govt. Finance and Planning Dept Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar (Admn.), High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Pay and Accounts Officer, A.P., Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Finance & Planning, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies. HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE M. NARAYANA REDDY. W.P.NO. 7627 OF 1995. ( Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) Dt: 15.12.2004.