IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 14664 of 2005 Between: K. Veera Reddy, S/o. Srinivas Reddy, Cooperative Electric Supply Society (CESS) Sircilla, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Cooperative Electric Supply Society Limited, (CESS), Sircilla, Karimnagar District, Rep. by its Managing Director, Sircilla, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Certiorari calling for the records relating to Memo.Rc.No. CESS/Estt. I/D.No. 626/2005, dt. 20-4-2005 issued by the Managing Director, CESS Limited, Sircilla and quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution and hold that the petitioner is entitled for stepping up of pay in the cadre of Assistant Divisional Engineer on par with his junior Sri Ch. Narayana with effect from 3-12-2003 with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.BALA KISHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent: MR.P.V.NARAYANA RAO The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 14664 of 2006 ORDER: The issue that arises for consideration in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the judgment in KAMALA DEVI v. KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD.[1]. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is also liable to be allowed in terms of the said judgment. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. _________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. Date: 28.02.2008. GS [1] 2002 (5) S.L.R. 280