Judgment

SIKRI, C J.I. :- This appeal by certificate granted by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh is directed against the judgment of the High Court, D/- 18-2-1972, passed in Writ Appeal No. 633 of 1970 = (reported in (1973) 1 Andh LT 1 (FB) ) which arose out of the order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, dated July 9, 1969, in Writ Petition No. 2524 of 1967. Before the Division Bench of the High Court the Full Bench judgment of the High Court dated December 9, 1970 (P. L. Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1971 Andh Pra 118 (FB) ) was cited but as this Full Bench decision was challenged before it and it thought that a reference of the matter to a Full Bench of five Judges is advisable it directed that the papers be laid before the Hon ble the Chief Justice of the High Court for constitution of a larger Bench. The Chief Justice of the High Court accordingly constituted the Full Bench of five Judges. This Full Bench, by majority, held that :

"the mulki rules are not valid and operative after the formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh. In any event, they do not revive and cannot be deemed to be valid and operative in view of the decision of the SC in A. V. S. Narasimha Rao s case,