D. J. JAGANNADHA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal filed by the respondent in Writ Petition No. 5816 of 1984. The writ petition has been filed by the employees working in the Agricultural development Banks in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The petitioners claim two reliefs. The first relief is to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the respondent- bank, namely, Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Central Agricultural Development bank (hereinafter called the Central Bank for brevity sake) to continue to pay bonus to all the centralised cadre employees at the same rate at which their employees in the Head Office and Regional Offices were paid during the years 1981-82,1982-83 and for all subsequent years. The second relief prayed for is for a declaration that Annexure a i. e. , circular letter No. 2/fa/acc. I/84-85 dated 4th January, 1985 of the respondent-bank is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The learned single judge, by judgment dated 6th September, 1988, allowed the writ petition and directed the respondent to make payment of bonus at 20% from 1981-82 to May 22, 1985 and also quashed the Annexure a dated 4th January, 1985, as illegal

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