P. A. CHOUDHARY, J.

( 1 ) THE State of Andhra Pradesh, by its G. O. Ms. No. 862 dated 19/08/1977, had appointed the petitioner as poet Laureate in Telugu with effect from 1 5/08/1977. Initially the appointment was limited for a period of five years and carried an honorarium of Rs. 6, 000. 00 per annum. But the State Government had, by a subsequent order made in G. O. Ms. No. 1155 of 4/12/1978, raised the honorarium payable to the petitioner from Rs. 6, 000. 00 to Rs. 12, 000. 00 per annum in addition to allowing him free use of motor car with a monthly allowance of Rs. 250. 00 for its running and free telephone facility and the services of an attender. Within a few months thereafter, the Government issued G. O. Ms. No. 514 of 30/05/1981 converting the petitioners limited term of appointment into one of life appointment. Normally, the petitioner would have continued as Telugu Poet laureate of the State for the rest of his life drawing an annual honorarium of Rs. 12, 000. 00 and enjoying free use of a motor car, telephone facility and the services of an attainder. But, with the assumption of office by a new Government that came into power in January, 1983, all that was changed. The ne

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