IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13846 of 2004 Between: G.Vara Lakshmi W/o.M.amarendra Reddy, D/o.G.V.Rama Mohana Rao, Lokayuktha & Upa- Lokayuktha, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad-63. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt.of A.P.,rep.by its Secretary, G.A.(SPF.B)Dept., Hyderabad. 2 The Govt.of A.P.,rep.by its Secretary, Finance & Planning Dept., Hyderabad. 3 The Registrar, Institution of Andhra Pradesh, Lokayuktha & Upa-Lokayuktha, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 4 The Pay & Accounts officer, 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 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for two advance increments for possessing law degree qualification by becoming a law graduate on par with the other employees of the Andhra Pradesh. Institution of the Lokayuktha and & Upa- Lokayuktha in view of the various Judgments of the High Court and Supreme Court, and the non release of the two advance increments to this petitioner is highly, unjust, improper, contrary to law, arbitrary, discriminatory opposed to the rule of equity and violative of the fundamental rights and the principles of natural justice, and consequently to grant necessary directions against the respondents to grant the two advance increments to the writ petitioner from the date of her acquiring the law degree or from the date of joining in the office of the 3rd respondent whichever in later. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.RAMALINGA SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: (BY GB,J.) The matter is covered by the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.25281 of 2002, dated 28-7-2003. 2. The Writ Petition is allowed following the ratio in the above judgment at the admission stage. However, the release of increments will be subject to the genuineness of the certificates possessed by the petitioners. No costs. ____________________ (G. BIKSHAPATHY, J.) _________________ (P.S. NARAYANA, J.) Date: 25-11-2004 ES To 1 The Secretary, Govt.of A.P., G.A.(SPF.B)Dept., Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary Govt.of A.P., Finance & Planning Dept., Hyderabad. 3 The Registrar, Institution of Andhra Pradesh, Lokayuktha & Upa-Lokayuktha, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. 4 The Pay & Accounts officer, Hyderabad. 5 2CD copies