( 1 ) TWO members of this Bar ably supported by their learned Counsel sri V. Venkatramanaiah, raised an interesting question of law as to the pc wer of the Government under the proviso to Article 309 of the constitution to regulate the service conditions of the Standing Counsel or Law officers of the State Public Undertakings or the Corporations or the co-operative Societies registered under the relevant law. The Government in exercise of the power under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution amended the Andhra Pradesh Law Officers (Recruitment Conditions of service and Remuneration) Rules, 1967, for short, "the Rules", through g. O. Ms. No. 89 Law (Law Officers) dated September 21, 1981, amended the definition of Clauses in Rule 2 (b) (vii) and introduced another definition in Clauses in Rule 2 (b) (vii) and introduced another definition in Clauses 2 (d) (xi) State Public Undertakings" and incorporated Rules 3a, 3b, 8a and 8b and also invested transitionary power in the Government under Rule 8c (for short, "the Amended Rules" ).

( 2 ) THE petitioners mounted their attack on the power of the government to make amended Rules from two fronts. Firstly, it is t