ORDER

In C.A. Nos. 2762-2788 of 1988

The respondents were holding the post of Part-time Village Officers in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Under an Ordinance dated 6.1.1984, the posts of Part-time Village Officers in the State of Andhra Pradesh were abolished. The Ordinance was replaced by the Part-time Village Officers Abolition Act being Act No. 8 of 1985. Sections 3 and 5 of the said Act provide as follows :

"3. The posts of part-time Village Officers in the State of Andhra Pradesh are hereby abolished with effect on and from the date of commencement of this Act, and every person who holds the post of part-time Village Officer in any part of the State of Andhra Pradesh shall, with effect on and from such date, cease to hold such post."

"5. (1) Every person who ceases to hold post of part-time Village Officer by reason of section 3, shall be paid an amount for the total service put in by him as part-time Village Officer and such amount shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2).

(2) The amount referred to in sub-section (1) shall be calculated at the rate of one-half of the monthly emoluments for every year of total service put in by the person referred