S. B. SINHA, C. J.

( 1 ) THE Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board is an authority in terms of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. It is expected of a State to see that industrial peace is maintained and inter se dispute amongst the employees is as far as possible avoided. The instant case depicts a sorry state of affairs as to how the Board had been taking different stands at different stages in the matters of administration.

( 2 ) THE appellants were originally the employees in the Sileru Hydro Electric project. A large scale retrenchment of personnel had been effected in the said project. The Board has issued instructions to all the Superintending Engineers including s. E. , Vijayawada Thermal Power Station not to make any recruitments directly under them as the other personnel from the other units like Lower Sileru Hydro Electric project have to be accommodated. The said power Station was treated as a unit by amendment to service regulations in b. P. Ms. /no. ll28 dated 24-10-1989 and the board Memo dated 29-11-1989. The action on the part of the Board was challenged, but the same had been upheld. Negotiations were held between the Union and the Board whereupon an agreeme

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