HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD Writ Petition No.27381 of 1998 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the order dated 28-01-1998 passed in O.A.No.8006 and 8007 of 1991 on the ﬁle of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 2. Respondents No.1 and 2 – applicants have ﬁled the above OAs challenging the proceedings dated 22-2-1990 by which their services were terminated. The applicants have been initially appointed as Godown Watchman/Sweeper on daily wages and after continuous service, they have been given minimum scale of pay applicable to the post of Attender. By the order dated 22-2-1990, their services were terminated on the ground that they were not subjected to the selection process. O.A. was contested by the oﬃcial respondents stating that the applicants have been appointed, without following the established recruitment procedure and as such, their appointments are irregular. The Tribunal, after considering the rival contentions, held that the applicants have been appointed by Mandal Parishad Development Oﬃcer (MPDO), who is the competent authority at the relevant time and since they are discharging the duties from 1990 satisfactorily, it would not be proper to disturb them. Aggrieved thereby, the MPDO preferred this writ petition. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that there was ban on recruitment and the selection process has not been followed. He also submits that the appointments were made contrary to the GOs and moreover, regular procedure for recruitment was given a go-by. On the other hand, learned counsel for the contesting respondents supported the impugned order. 4. We have considered the rival contentions advanced on either side and perused the impugned order. Admittedly, the applicants have been appointed on daily wage basis and subsequently, they have been given the minimum scale of pay applicable to the post of Attender. The Tribunal had categorically recorded the ﬁnding that the District Selection Committee was not in existence at the time of their appointments and the Unit Head i.e. Block Development Oﬃcer, re-named as Mandal Parishad Development Oﬃcer, had appointed them. It is not disputed that the GO constituting District Selection Committee was issued in the year 1990 i.e. subsequent to the appointments of applicants. Apart from this, the applicants have been in service from the year 1987 onwards, and they continued to be in service and draw the regular pay scale and discharging the duties satisfactorily, pursuant to the interim orders of the Tribunal, pending disposal of O.A. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and the fact that the applicants have put in more than 20 years of service to the satisfaction of the superiors, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order in exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ________________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J. 10-09-2008 bsc