HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Writ Petition No.12922 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition seeks to quash the order dated 26-03-2007 passed in O.A.No.1558 of 2007 on the file of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 2. The respondents herein are the applicants in the above O.A. They have sought a direction to the petitioner herein to release the periodical increments from the date of payment of minimum time scale with effect from 25-01-1999 along with arrears, and the same was granted by the Tribunal. Aggrieved thereby, the Mandapeta Municipality preferred this writ petition. 3. It is not disputed that the respondents herein have been granted the pay in the time scale. The Tribunal considered the question whether NMRs whose pay was fixed in minimum time scale, are eligible for periodical increments, in O.A.No.7915 of 2002 and held in favour of applicants therein. The decision of the Tribunal was upheld by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.27214 of 2005 vide order dated 23-08-2006. When once an employee’s pay is fixed in the time scale, he is entitled to annual grade increments applicable to the post. The respondents have been granted time scale by the petitioner and in the circumstances, there is no reason to deny the benefit of annual grade increments. Therefore, we do not find any infirmity in the impugned order. 4. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. __________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ___________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. 23-06-2008 bsc