THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Writ Petition Nos.15997, 18834, 19209, 22067, 22156, 22161, 22166, 22168, 22224, 22230, 22242, 22245, 23301, 23302, 23304, 23397, 23402, 23447, 23620, 23624, 23625, 24369 and 25099 of 2007 Date: 12-12-2007 W.P.No.15997 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Chittoor Dist., and three others … Petitioners and C.Devendra Reddy, S/o.Gangulu Reddy, Aged about 33 years, R/o.H.No.Marumuru village, Belupalli Post, Palamaneru Mandal, Chittoor Dist. … Respondent W.P.No.18834 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Medak District at Sangareddy, and three others … Petitioners and 1. Chingala Dasaratha, S/o.C.Narayana, Aged about 31 years, Working as Deputy Surveyor, O/o.Asst. Director, Survey and Land Records, Medak at Sangareddy, and another … Respondents W.P.No.19209 of 2007: Between 1. The Assistant Director, Survey & Land Records, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District and five others … Petitioners and 1. Syham Son, S/o.K.Anand, aged about 33 years, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.10-228, Ramnagar Colony, Near Temple, Nagar Kurnool, Mahabubnagar District and three others … Respondents W.P.No.22067 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Ongole, Prakasam District, and two others … Petitioners and Bonthu Aruna, D/o.Rami Reddy, age 33 years, Unemployee, R/o.Near Radhakrishna Convent, Door No.6-290 C, Sri Saibaba Nagar, Kurnool Road, Ongole-523 002, Prakasam District … Respondent W.P.No.22156 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and 1. R.Laxma Naik, S/o.R.Narayana Naik, age: 26 years, Occ: Unemployee, r/o.Midde Thanda, G.Arragudi post, Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool District and two others … Respondents W.P.No.22161 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Ongole, Prakasam District, and three others … Petitioners and Chandramouli Kalle, S/o.K.Shivashankar, Age 35 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o.H.No.5-12-63, 5th Ward, Dhobi Street, Giddalur (Post & Mandal) Prakasam District … Respondent W.P.No.22166 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector & Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and Basheer Shaik, S/o.Sayed Shaik, Age 29 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o.H.No.40/468, Fisheries Compound, New Bangarupet, Opp: Bhagyanagar, Kurnool, Kurnool District … Respondent W.P.No.22168 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and 1. T.Prakash, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.1-8, Kota Street, Nandikotkur (V), Nandikotkur (M), Kurnool Dist. and another … Respondents W.P.No.22224 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector & Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and Syed Rahamath Basha, S/o.Syed Murshad Peer, Age 30 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o.H.No.2/179, Bharpet, Adhoni, Kurnool, Kurnool District … Respondent W.P.No.22230 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Guntur, Guntur District, and three others … Petitioners and P.Naga Srilatha, D/o.P.V.Narayana, Aged 27 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o.Postal Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Tenali, Guntur District … Respondent W.P.No.22242 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Mahabubnagar, Dist: Mahabubnagar and three others … Petitioners and 1. G.Uday Kumar, S/o.G.Chennaiah, aged about 30 years, Unemployee, H.No.1-7-240-11/1, T.D.Gutta, Mahabubnagar, Dist: Mahabubnagar and another … Respondents W.P.No.22245 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Mahabubnagar, District Mahabubnagar, and three others … Petitioners and 1. S.Ramulu, S/o.Savaranna, aged about 32 years, Unemployee, Lingavani (post), Mandal: Aklampur, District: Mahabubnagar and another … Respondents W.P.No.23301 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Nizamabad District, and three others … Petitioners and M.Rajendra Kumar, S/o.Raja Bahadur, Aged about 37 years, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.1-4-172, Saraswathi Nagar, Bodhan, Nizamabad District … Respondent W.P.No.23302 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District, and three others … Petitioners and Gudeti Varuna, D/o.Ram Reddy, Aged about 32 years, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.4-5-125, Attapur, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad … Respondent W.P.No.23304 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and Mitikiri Raghavendra, S/o.Thimmappa, Aged about 36 years, Unemployee, R/o.H.No.79/101-1, Krishna Nagar, Kurnool District … Respondent W.P.No.23397 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Anantapur, Anantapur District, and three others … Petitioners and Karrala Nagesh, S/o.K.Naganna, aged about 30 years, Unemployee, R/o H.No.16/2/862, Srinivasanagar, Anantapur, Anantapur District … Respondent W.P.No.23402 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and G.Manohara Reddy, Aged 34 years, unemployee, R/o H.No.40/141-A, Bangarpet, Kurnool … Respondent W.P.No.23447 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Guntur Dist., and three others … Petitioners and 1. K.Setu Babu, S/o.Paramesudu, Aged about 34 years, Unemployee, R/o H.No.16-5-25, Old Guntur, Christian Peta, Guntur, Guntur District, and two others … Respondents W.P.No.23620 of 2007: Between 1. The Commissioner, Survey Settlements and Land Records, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad, and two others … Petitioners and Shabana Anjum, D/o.Md.Khaleel Ahmed, Aged about 31 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o 5-530, Iqbal Ahmed Nagar, Mancherial, Adilabad Dist. … Respondent W.P.No.23624 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, E.G. District at Kakinada, and three others … Petitioners and Tanuku Srinivasa Rao, S/o.T.Adinarayana, Aged about 35 years, Unemployee, R/o Ethkota, Ravulapalem Mandal, East Godavari District … Respondent W.P.No.23625 of 2007: Between 1. The Assistant Director of Survey & Land Records, Hyderabad District, and three others … Petitioners and 1. P.Pavani, D/o.P.Narsaiah, Aged about 25 years, Occ: Unemployed, H.No.42-279/2, Plot No.31/A, Shainika Nagar, Moulali, Hyderabad-500 040 and another … Respondents W.P.No.24369 of 2007: Between 1. The District Collector cum Chairman, Selection Committee, Kurnool, Kurnool District, and three others … Petitioners and 1. N.Chinna Naganna, S/o.Chinna Linganna, aged 30 years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o Dudyala Post and village, Kothapally Mandal, Kurnool District and five others … Respondents AND W.P.No.25099 of 2007: Between 1. The Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land Records, Government of A.P., Hyderabad and another … Petitioners and K.Ram Kumar, S/o.Late Amruth Rao, Aged 34 years, R/o H.No.1-1-114/39, Ravindranagar, Adilabad, Adilabad district … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU Writ Petition Nos.15997, 18834, 19209, 22067, 22156, 22161, 22166, 22168, 22224, 22230, 22242, 22245, 23301, 23302, 23304, 23397, 23402, 23447, 23620, 23624, 23625, 24369 and 25099 of 2007 Oral Common Order: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice D.S.R.Varma) Heard the learned Government Pleader for Services II appearing for petitioners in all the writ petitions as well as the learned Counsel appearing for respondents in Writ Petition Nos.18834, 22245, 23447, 23620 and 23625 of 2007 only and in all other matters, neither the respondents are present nor there is any representation on their behalf despite service of notices. 2. Since all the writ petitions are filed aggrieved by the common order, dated 10-5-2006, passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (for brevity “the Tribunal”), in O.A.No.8579 of 2005 and Batch, they are heard together and are being disposed of by this common order. 3. It is brought to the notice of this Court that earlier a Division Bench of this Court by common order, dated 03-12- 2007, has disposed of batch of writ petitions W.P.No.16357 of 2007 and Batch, following the order passed by another Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.15265 of 2006, dated 25-6-2007. 4. Accordingly, all the abovementioned writ petitions are allowed, at the stage of admission, in terms of the common order, dated 03-12-2007, passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.16357 of 2007 and Batch following the order of another Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.15265 of 2006, dated 25-6-2007 and in subsequent batch of writ petitions. No costs. _____________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 12th December, 2007. Ak