THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY Writ Petition No.17547 of 2005 09-08-2005 Between: M.J.R.Reddy, S/o Bapireddy, aged about 45 years, Occ: Driver, Karimnagar, Vidyanagar. ... PETITONER AND The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Manthini Depot, Manthini, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY Writ Petition No.17547 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent in granting the Special Grade Increment as per Circular No.65/1989 dated 03.05.1989 on completion of 12 years of service. According to the petitioner, he was appointed as a Driver in the respondent-Corporation on 27.02.1984 in Karimnagar Region and is continuing as such. It is stated that the Corporation issued the above referred Circular in the year 1989 granting Special Grade Increment to those employees of the Corporation who could not get any promotion for a period of 12 years and continued in the same post. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he completed 12 years of service in the respondent-Corporation, the respondent did not grant the said benefit to him in terms of the said circular. Hence, the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation. As the Circular was issued by the respondent-Corporation grating the benefit of Special Grade Increment to the employees on completion of 12 years of service in the same post and as the petitioner completed his 12 years of service, he is entitled to the said benefit. Accordingly, the respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders granting the Special Grade Increment to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today with all consequential benefits. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 09.08.2005 VGB