ORDER :

Heard Sri A.V.V.S. Bhujanga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for School Education and learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning.

2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is as follows :

(a) The petitioner was initially appointed as a Language Pandit Grade-II on 20.10.1976 and he possessed Grade-I qualifications from the date of the petitioner’s initial appointment. The then Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.330, Education, dated 10.08.1983 giving benefit of Grade-I scale from 10.08.1983 to the Grade-II Language Pandits, who possessed Grade-I qualification and appointed prior to 12.03.1982. As per the said G.O., the petitioner obtained the benefit of Grade-I scale from 10.08.1983, because the petitioner was appointed prior to 11.03.1982 and possessed Grade-I qualification. The petitioner retired from service after attaining age on superannuation on 30.04.2011 and that the petitioner’s last pay drawn is Rs.36,700/-. The benefit of Grade-I scale as per G.O.Ms.No.330, Education, dated 10.08.1983 is taken away by issuing orders in G.O.Ms.No.176 Education (SE.Ser.II) Department, dated22.12.2000. Aggrieved by the said orders, O