IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NOs : 5915, 5930 & 5940 of 2008 WPNO.5915 of 2008 Between: D. Chandra Obula Reddy S/o Pedda Linga Reddy Ramapuram Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Engineer-in-Chief, Panchayat Raj Department, S.R.T.G.N. Bhavan, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh repby its Special Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Estt.III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Chief Engineer (Administration) S.R.T.G.N. Bhavan, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Kadapa, kadapa District. 5 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Division, Kadapa, kadapa District. 6 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj L.R. Palle Sub Division, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 7 The mandal Parishad Development Officer, Ramapuram Mandal, Kadapa District. 8 Chandulu Obuludas, Father's name not known tothe petitioner, Occ: Assistant Executive Engineer O/o Deputy Executive Engineer, R.W.S. Kadiri Sub Division-II Ananthapur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, after calling for the records relating to the orders in O.A. No. 7828 of 2007, dated 05-03-2008 on the file of the Hon'ble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad along with G.O.Rt. No. 1657, PR &RD (Estt.III) Department, dated 30-11-2007 for the respondents and declare them as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Ms. no. 508, dated 18-07-2007 and consequently set a side the same by holding that the petitioner is entitled to continue in the Panchayat Raj Department and to pass such other order or orders as may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SERVICES I WRIT PETITION NO : 5930 of 2008 Between: Bhrugubanda Srinivasa Hara Gopal, S/o. Appa Rao, M.P., Pedanandipadu, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the Principal Secretary, G.A.D., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the Special Chief Secretary, P.Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad - 22 3 The Engineer-in-Chief, P.Raj Department, S.R.T.G.N. Bhavan, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 4 The Chief Engineer (Administration) Panchayat Raj, S.R.T.G.N. Bhavan, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 5 The Superintendent Engineer, P. Raj Circle, Guntur, Guntur District. 6 The Executive Engineer, P. Raj Division, Guntur, Guntur District. 7 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, M.P., Pedanandipadu Mandal, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the impugned Memo No. 27217/Estt.II/A1/20071 dated 29-11-2007 and the consequential GO Rt. No. 1659, dated 30-11-2007 of the 2nd respondent as confirmed by the Hon'ble APAT made in OA No. 7870/2007, dt. 11-3-2008 (rendered in the Order dt. 5-3-2008 in OA NO. 7429/2007 & Batch), as illegal, arbitrary and consequential, and consequently declare the said Memo and also the action of the respondents in seeking to allocate the petitioners to Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, resulting in violation of Articles, 14,16 and 21 of the constitution of India, by holding that the petitioners are entitled to be continued as Assistant Engineers in Panchayat Raj Department till the finalization of the cadre strength of each department of Panchayat Raj Department and R.W.S. & Sanitation Department, Seniority and final allotments are made. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR SERVICES II WRIT PETITION NO : 5940 of 2008 Between: Ch.Suryanarayana S/o.Appa Rao Mandal Parishads, Pedapadi Mandal Krunule division,Panchayat Raj East Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of AP., rep.by its Spl.Chief Secretary GAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Government of AP., rep.by its Spl.Chief Secretary Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (Estt.III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 The Engineer in Chief,Panchayat Raj Engineering Service Department, Erramanzil,Hyderabad 4 Superintending Engineer,Panchayat Raj Kakinada East Godavari District 5 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department Kakinada, East Godavari District 6 Mandal Parishad Development officer, Mandal Praja Parishad, Pedapudi, East Godavari District 7 The District Treasury officer, Kakinada East Godavari District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari after calling for the records relating to the order in OA.No.7680/2007 dated 5.3.2008 on the file of the Hon`ble APAdministrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and quash the same and consequently declare memoNo.27217/Estt.III/A1/2007-1 dated 29.11.2007 and G.O.Rt.No.1659 PR & RD (Estt.III) Department dated 30.11.2007 as illegal, and arbitrary, and set aside the same and direct the respondents to implement G.O.ms.No.508 GA (Special .A) Department dated 18.7.2007. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 5915, 5930 and 5940 of 2008 COMMON ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) When this matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the issue involved in these writ petitions is squarely covered by a common order dated 14.3.2008 passed in W.P.Nos.5291 of 2008 and batch. Recording the above submission, these writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the common order in W.P.Nos.5921 of 2008 and batch. _______________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ____________________ Justice G.Chandraiah Dated:19.03.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :5915, 5930 and 5940 of 2008 (Division Bench Common Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 19/03/2008 ,