N.Ganapathi Rao, S/O. Veerabhadra Swamy, v. The Zonal Manager, Lic Of India,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ***** WRIT PETITION NO.24683 OF 2015 Between:

N.Ganapathi Rao

...Petitioners

And The Zonal Manager, LIC of India, Hyderabad and another DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 06.08.2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO Whether Reporters of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgments?

Yes/No Whether the copies of judgment may be marked to Law Reports/Journals Yes/No Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment?

Yes/No HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.24683 OF 2015

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in not releasing the increments of the petitioner from 01.04.1993 and 01.04.1994 and not revising his scale by adding the said increments, not crediting the privilege leave and sick leave to his account, not disposing of the representations dated 12.03.2008, 14.06.2009, 18.07.2012 and 29.10.2014 as illegal and arbitrary.

2. Heard the leaned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 3.

The petitioner was appointed as Stenographer in the respondents' Corporation in the year 1986. While he was working as stenographer, a dispute arose with regard to the caste certificate produced by the petitioner. According to the respondents' Corporation, the said certificate is a false certificate. On the ground that the petitioner produced a false caste certificate, he was removed from service. Thereafter, he filed a writ petition challenging the removal order. This Court while disposing of W.P.No.16016 of 1996 by order dated 29.12.2006 directed that the service benefits of the petitioner will be subject to the result of the enquiry relating to the caste certificate. It is submitted by the petitioner that the enquiry regarding the caste certificate is pending and he is going to attain the age of superannuation on 30.04.2016.

4. According to the petitioner, he is entitled for increments for the years 1993 and 1994 and he made several representations dated 12.03.2008, 14.06.2009, 18.07.2012 and 29.10.2014 requesting the respondents to release the increments for which he is entitled.

5. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representations, dated 12.03.2008, 14.06.2009, 18.07.2012 and 29.10.2014 submitted by the petitioner and pass

appropriate orders thereon within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, filed in this writ petition shall stand closed. _________________ R.KANTHA RAO, J Date:06.08.2015 ccm THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO

WRIT PETITION NO.24683 OF 2015 DATE:06.08.2015 ccm