JUDGMENT :

Kurian, J.

Diary Nos.22719/2017, 23413/2017, 23403/2017, 23702/2017, 22083/2017, 22777/2017, 16514/2017, 19914/2017, 16216/2017, 19908/2017, 23407/2017 & 23701/2017 are taken on Board.

2. Permission to file special leave petitions is granted.

3. Delay condoned.

4. Leave granted.

5. The appellants approached this Court with certain grievances regarding their continuance in service up to 60 years of age.

6. According to the Government Companies/Corporation/Societies where they have been working and which are included in the Schedules IX and X of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act of 2014, since the Government had not granted approval to the recommendation for continuance up to 60 years of age, they would not be entitled to continue until and unless the Government takes a decision.

7. When the matters reached this Court, this Court in some cases had granted an interim order for continuance up to 60 years of age.

8. Be that as it may, learned counsel appearing for the State of Andhra Pradesh has today brought to our notice an order dated 08.08.2017 issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh whereby such employees have been granted the benefit of continuance up to 60 years of age.