ORDER :

U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.

Challenge in this Writ Petition at the instance of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh is to the order dated 31.05.2017 in O.A.No.889 of 2013 passed by Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal allowing the O.A. filed by the respondent Nos.1 to 5 herein and directing the petitioner Nos.1 to 3 herein to sanction and pay minimum of scale of pay i.e., Basic Pay + D.A. without any other allowances attached to the regular post similar to the cadre of the respondent Nos.1 to 5 herein as per revised pay-scales allowing from time to time in terms of G.O.Ms.No.79 I & CAD (Ser.V.2) Department, dated 22.05.2009 and G.O.Rt.No.575 I & CAD (Ser.V.1) Department, dated 15.05.2012.

2. The factual matrix of this case is thus :

(a) Respondent Nos.1 to 5 have been working as NMR Mazdoors in the Department of Irrigation and CAD from different dates prior to 25.11.1993, the cut-off date fixed as per G.O.Ms.No.212 Finance & Planning (FW.PC.III) Department, dated 22.04.1994 and G.O.(P).No.112 Finance & Planning (FW.PC.III) Department, dated 23.07.1997. However for want of continuous services of five years as on the cut-off date of 25.11.1993 as fixed in the aforesaid two G.Os.