THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.12914 OF 2002

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ, order of Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing proceedings No.E1/30(11)/99 dated 16.1.2002 in rejecting our representations for payment of arrears for the post of Assistant Managers w.e.f. 25.6.1979 and for the post of Dy.Manager for the petitioners No.1 and 3 from 18.1.1995 and the petitioner No.2 from 24.6.1994 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and discriminative and consequently direct the respondents to pay the arrears of salary to the petitioners from the date of promotion as Assistant Manager w.e.f. 25.6.1976 as was done in the case of petitioners’ juniors by office order No.231/96/Est.I dt 28.6.1996 and also arrears for the post of Dy. Manager (Genl) with effect from the dates of petitioners promotions to that post and pass…”

2. Heard Smt.B.V.Aparna Lakshmi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri Dantu Srinivas, learned Standing Counsel for Food Corporation of India, appearin