MOTILAL B. NAIK, J.

( 1 ) ALL these petitioners are erstwhile part-time Village Officers. The post of part-time Village Officer was abolished by the Government of Andhra Pradesh by issuing an Ordinance, with effect from 6-1-1984. In pursuance of the said ordinance No. l of 1984, about 37,000 posts of part-time Village Officers stood abolished. Challenging the said Ordinance, the petitioners herein and several others filed a batch of Writ Petitions before this Court. At the time of hearing of those batch of Writ Petitions, the then learned Advocate General produced an Assurance Letter dated 10-1-1984 issued by the Government giving an undertaking to appoint/absorb the eligible Village Officers in the Revenue department as Village Assistants. Subsequently, the Government issued g. O. Ms. No. 1048 dated 11-09-1985 creating 4,800 vacancies of Village assistants for absorption of eligible Village Officers as Village Assistants.

( 2 ) WHILE so, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)conducted recruitment to the posts of Junior Assistants all over the State. Pursuant to selections, attempts were made by the Government to appoint such of those candidates who were selected by t

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