IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 6074 of 1999 Between: Adivikolanu Ban, S/o. Subrahmanyam, Saptagiri Degree College, Governorpet, Vijayawada-520 002, Krishna Disrtict. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Secretary for Finance and Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 Deputy Director, Office of the Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue any appropriate order or direction or a writ more particularly a writ in the Nature of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to accord sanction to release the arrears of salary towards the carrier advancemnent scheme to a tune of Rs.80,735/- as per the statement submitted by the Principal of Saptagiri Degree College, Vijayawada in so far as the petitioner is concerned after declaring the inaction of the respondents in not releasing the arrears of Carrier advancement scheme as illegal, void and without jurisdiction Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.DHARMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following Order: The dispute raised in this writ petition relates to a claim for payment of the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) arrears to a tune of Rs.80,735/-. Learned Government Pleader for Higher Education would place before this Court a copy of the letter dated 16-04-2008 received from the Commissioner of Collegiate Education, wherein it is stated that a proposal was submitted stating that a sum of Rs.41,502/- was due to be paid to the petitioner towards CAS arrears and based on the above proposal, 40% of CAS arrears of Rs.16,601/- had been released vide proceedings dated 27-03-2008, and that the remaining balance of Rs. 24,901/- would be paid at the earliest. Learned Government Pleader for Higher Education would submit that the remaining balance of Rs.24,901/- would be paid within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Recording the undertaking of the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education, the writ petition stands disposed of. The respondents shall ensure that a sum of Rs.24,901/- is paid to the petitioner and his acknowledgment obtained within the aforesaid period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, in the circumstances, without costs. (RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J) Dt:16-04-2008 Usd To 1 The Secretary for Finance and Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Director, Office of the Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Nampally, Hyderabad. 4 Two CCs to GP for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies