HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.33175 OF 2023

ORDER:

Heard Sri Gurram Srinivas, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I I I appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 and 3 to 17 and the learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2.

2. The petitioners approached this Court seeking the prayer as under:

“….to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the 3^rd respondent in issuing impugned Speaking order No.AGM- PROJ/40/2021, dated 30-09-2023, rejecting the claim of the petitioners for implementation of the 11^th PRC (Revised Pay Scales 2020) to the petitioners herein even after implementing the “Equal Pay for Equal Work” 9^th PRC scales vide G.O.Rt.No.814, Agricultural Marketing and cooperation (AM.III) Department, dated 07-06- 2013, as per the judgment of the Apex court in the case of State of Punjab Vs. Jagjit Singh and others in Civil Appeal No.213 of 2013, dt. 26-10-2016, as highly illegal, irregular, unconstitutional against the principles of natural justice, equity and fair play and