K.Gopiram, v. The Secretary, Appsc.,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE SANJAY KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE M.GANGA RAO WRI T PETI TI ON NO.9225 OF 2018 ORDER: (per SK,J) The prayer of the petitioners in this case reads as under: 'For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly APPSC in revising the selection list of Group-II Services pursuant to Advt.No.10/99 as illegal, bad and arbitrary and consequently set-aside the final selection list dated 9-6-2017 and direct the respondents to continue the petitioners as Deputy Tahsildars to which they were selected earlier and presently working in higher cadres of Deputy Collectors with all consequential benefits and pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.'

Sri P.Narasimha, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri Srinivasa Baba, learned counsel for the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, would state that no adjudication on merits is warranted at this stage as this Court had occasion to consider a similar issue in W.P.No.5419 of 2018 which was disposed of vide order dated 08.03.2018. A copy of the same is placed on record.

Perusal of the aforestated order reflects that this Court, upon being apprised that the issue raised in the writ petition was seized of by the Supreme Court, disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents to continue the petitioner therein in service in the existing post as per the willingness given by him pursuant to the communication received from the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. It was also made clear that the same would be subject to the outcome of the case pending before the Supreme Court.

In terms of the aforestated order, this writ petition is disposed of directing the authorities to continue the petitioners in service in their existing posts as per the willingness given by them in response to the communication received from the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. The same would however be subject to the outcome of the decision of the Supreme Court in the pending case. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in the light of the aforestated order. No order as to costs. _______________ SANJAY KUMAR,J ______________ M.GANGA RAO,J Date:21.03.2018 GJ