IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2744 of 2006 Between: 1 Bandaru Rajagopalaiah, S/o.Sreeramulu, Sidhavatham, Kadapa District. 2 S.Radha Krishnaiah S/o.Subbarayudu S.K.M.Jr.College, Sidhavatham, Kadapa District. 3 B.S.L. Radha Krishna s/o.Sriramulu S.K.M.Jr.College, Sidhavatham, Kadapa District. 4 A.Subbarayudu, S/o.Chenchaiah, S.K.M.Jr.College, Sidhavatham, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabady 2 The RegionalJoint Director of Intermediate Education, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3 the District Voctional Educa tional Officer Kadapa District Kadapa. 4 S.K.M. Junior College, rep by its Correspondent, Dr.B.Dwaraknath Swaroop, S/o.Gopala Swamy, Sidhavatham, kadapa 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 issue any writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in not disbursing the salaries of the petitioners 1 to 4 as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and subsequently direct the respondents herein to pay the salaries from May 2005 onwards with interest and all other subsequent benefits and continue to pay so long they discharge their duties at the 4th respondent college. Counsel for the Petitioner:DR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners are the employees of S.K.M.Junior College, Sidhavatham, Kadapa District, which is admitted to grant-in-aid. Their grievance is that from May, 2005 onwards, the Government did not release the grant towards their salary. The respondents filed counter-affidavit stating, inter alia, that the grant came to be stopped, on account of closure of the institution. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Higher Education. The fact that the institution was admitted to grant-in-aid is not disputed. This Court passed an interim order, dated 22.02.2008, directing the respondents to release the salary of the petitioners, in case they are in service. It is represented that in compliance with the said order, salaries have been released. A copy of G.O.Rt.No.1039 , Higher Education (IE-II) Department, dated 27.12.2007, is also placed, whereunder the Government had renewed its grant-in-aid for the institution. Therefore, the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed. Nothing remains to be decided in the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dated:02.07.2008 GJ