JUDGEMENT

H.L. Gokhale J.

Leave Granted.

2. We will first deal with the facts and legal submissions of the first SLP (C) 23761 of 2011. This appeal by Special Leave seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 31.12.2010, rendered by a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Writ Petition No. 32290/2010, dismissing the same. The said Writ Petition sought to challenge the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Hyderabad, dated 20.12.2010, on the Interim Application moved by the appellant in her Original Application No. 1291/2010, wherein, the CAT rejected the said Interim Application.

Facts leading to this appeal are as follows:-

3. The appeal is concerning the right of the appellant for being considered for the selection into the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) from the Non-civil services in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The selection into the IAS is governed by the All India Services Act 1951, and IAS (Recruitment) Rules 1954. There are three sources for being selected into the IAS as per the IAS (Recruitment) Rules 1954. They are:- (i) by direct recruitment; (ii) by promotion of a substantive member of a state civil service and (iii) by selection