JUDGMENT :

Heard Sri P. Raghavender Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned GP for Services – IV, appearing for respondents Nos.1 and 2, and Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned counsel for respondents Nos.3 and 4.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed for the following relief:

“...to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondents in not protecting pay scales of the petitioner which were drawing prior to regularization of their services is illegal arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to protect the pay scales of the petitioner which were drawn prior to regularization of their services as held by the Hon’ble AP Administrative Tribunal in OA No.2855/2012 and Batch dt. 15.6.2005 as confirmed by this Hon’ble Court in WP No.7537/2016 dt. 10.3.2016 if necessary by setting aside the orders issued in G.O.Rt. No. 438, MA, dt. 30.6.2008 and consequent orders of the 3rd and 4th respondent