IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 22312 of 1999 Between: 1 A.Chennaiah, S/o. Chenna Krishnaiah, Working in A.P.S.R.T.C., Ondole Depot, R/o. Ongole, Praksam District. 2 G.K. Murthy, S/o. Guravaiah, Working in A.P.S.R.T.C., Ondole Depot, R/o. Ongole, Praksam District. 3 A. Venkateswarlu, S/o. Chalamaiah, Working in A.P.S.R.T.C., Ondole Depot, R/o. Ongole, Praksam District. 4 M. Ravindra, S/o. Seshaiah, Working in A.P.S.R.T.C., Ondole Depot, R/o. Ongole, Praksam District. 5 K.K. Rao, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, Working in A.P.S.R.T.C., Ondole Depot, R/o. Ongole, Praksam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Rep.by its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 Sri A.Venkateswarlu, R/o. Ongole, Prakasam District. .....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 call for the records from the 2nd respondent and issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ, of Mandamus, declaring that the action of 2nd respondent in not ﬁxing the pay of petitioners, who is junior to the petitioners, and not regularizing the services of the petitioners from the date of their initial appointment as illegal, unjust, contrary to law, contrary to Circular No.PD-113/1990 dt.6-10-90, in violation of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14,16,& 21 of the Constitution of India; and grant all consequential beneﬁts; and pass such other order or orders as deemed ﬁt and proper under the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondents : MR.C.PRAKASH REDDY The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 22312 of 1999 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioners, who worked as Drivers in the 1st respondent-Corporation, and retired from service, seeks directions by way of Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 to 3 in not ﬁxing their pay on par with the 4th respondent, who was junior to them, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that though they all worked in the same category along with the 4th respondent, they are not being paid the pay on par with the 4th respondent. On the ground that inspite of their representation, there was no response from the respondents, they have approached this Court by ﬁling this writ petition, seeking directions to step up their pay on par with the pay of the 4th respondent. 3. Counter aﬃdavit is ﬁled by the Law Oﬃcer of the 1st respondent-Corporation, wherein it is stated that the petitioners as well as the 4th respondent were appointed in the same selections in 1971, and their services were regularized with eﬀect from 01.09.1972. But however, it is categorically stated that asmuch as the petitioners have suﬀered various punishments in the disciplinary proceedings, their pay was reduced. Though it is stated in the counter aﬃdavit that petitioners have suﬀered punishments in disciplinary proceedings, the same is not disputed by them, by way of any reply affidavit. 4. It appears from the counter aﬃdavit ﬁled on behalf of the respondents that the petitioners were being paid lesser emoluments on account of adverse orders suﬀered by them in the disciplinary proceedings. In that view of the matter, they cannot compare their pay on par with that of the 4th respondent, and seek directions for stepping up their pay on par with 4th respondent. 5. The writ petition is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 18th September 2008 ajr To 1 The Managing Director, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Depot Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Ongole, Prakasam District.