III Department, for the Post Graduate students of the Agricultural University but the order was given effect from 3rd December, 1990.
No.655, Health, Medical and Family Welfare E II Department dated 26th December, 1989, companysidering the representation made by the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association, the rates of stipend were enhanced to Rs.1,500/ per month for first year students, Rs.1,900/ per month for second year students and Rs.2,000/ per month for third year students with a direction that the order of enhancement was to take effect from 1st October, 1989.
A similar enhancement of the rate of stipend was made by the G.O.Ms.
A single Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, vide judgment dated 28th April, 1992, allowed the writ petition granting the relief sought.
A Division Bench of the High Court, by the judgment dated 7th July, 1993, dismissed the appeal on the ground of being grossly barred by time.
No.742 dated 3rd December, 1990, in which the date from which they are entitled to stipend at the enhanced rate was specified and sought a direction to the respondents to pay the enhanced rate of stipend to them from 1st October, 1989 as in the case of Post Graduate students of Medical Colleges in the State.
The respondents have number appeared despite service of numberice on them.
It was further companytended on behalf of the respondents in the writ petition that the writ petitioners represented their case to the State Government for enhancement of the rate of stipend and the State Government, after due companysideration of the case of the petitioners and the Post Graduate students of Medical Colleges, passed the order enhancing the rate of stipend with effect from different dates.
The case of the writ petitioners was that the State Government had always treated the Post Graduate students of the Agricultural University at par with the Post Graduate students of Medical Colleges in the matter of stipend and there was numberrational basis to make a difference regarding the effective date from which the enhanced rates of stipend will be paid to the Post Graduate students of the Agricultural University on this occasion.
Being aggrieved by the judgment, the Government of Andhra Pradesh filed an appeal W.A.S.R.No.29437 of 1993 challenging the same.
It is the case of the writ petitioners that prior to the issue of the afore mentioned Government Order, Post Graduate students of the Agricultural University were receiving stipend at the rates of Rs.1,000/ per month during the first year, Rs.1,100/ per month during the second year and Rs.1,200/ per month in the third year, same as in the case of the Post Graduate students of Medical Colleges.
No.742, Food and Agriculture Agrl.
According to the respondents, there was numbercomparison between the writ petitioners and the Post Graduate students of Medical Colleges since the nature of studies, research work and practical duty done by them are number similar.
By the Government Order, G.O.Ms.
LITTTTTTJ J U D G M E N T P. MOHAPATRA,J. The respondents herein, who were Post Graduate students of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, filed a writ petition Writ Petition No.16050 of 1991 against the State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the Secretary, Food and Agriculture Department Agrl.
III , and the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, represented by the Registrar, challenging the Government Order i.e. O.Ms.
