ALLADI KUPPUSWAMI, J.

( 1 ) THE main question that arises in these writ petitions is whether R. 2 (2) of the Rules for admission to Post- graduate courses in the Medical colleges of Andhra Pradesh State contained in G. O. Ms. 624 M and H D/- 2 6/09/1979 (referred to in this judgment as the Rules) whereby 50% of the seats in certain subjects and 30% of the seats in all other subject are reserved for the in- Service candidates who are appointed to the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services violates Article 14 of the Constitution and is therefore illegal and void?

( 2 ) WHEN two of the above writ petitions came up for hearing before a Division Bench of this court, reliance was placed by the State Government on the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in K. Ramakrishna v. Director of Medical service, AIR 1979 Andh Pra 223 where it was held that a similar rule in the earlier year was valid and not violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. As it was felt that this decision required re- consideration, these matters have been posted before the Full Bench. The division Bench which directed the cases to be posted before a Full Bench also observed that as the entire case was posted before th

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