G. BIKSHAPATHY, J, J.

( 1 ) THE batch of writ petitions and contempt cases can be disposed of by a common order as they arise out of a common order passed by the Andhra pradesh Administrative Tribunal in O. A. No. 377 of 2001 and batch, dated 13-6-2002.

( 2 ) IT is necessary to trace out few facts before going into the respective merits of the contentions, which were raised by the learned Counsel for both the parties.

( 3 ) THE applicants filed O. A. No. 377 of 2001 and batch before the Tribunal, challenging the validity of G. O. Ms. No. 176, dated 22-12-2000 by which, the orders issued by the Government in G. O. Ms. No. 330, dated 10-8-1983 were cancelled. They also prayed for further relief of fixing their pay scales without reference to the cut off date fixed in G. O. Ms. No. 330, dated 10-8-1983.

( 4 ) IT is the case of the petitioners that they were appointed as Language Pandits grade-II in Government as well as local bodies. They also possessed the qualifications required for the posts of Language Pandits grade-II. It is their case that in respect of other S. G. B. T. teachers, who possessed the qualifications of School Assistants, they were granted the scale of School Assista

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