( 1 ) THESE three Writ Appeals by the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board are preferred against the common order passed by Krishna Rao J. , allowing the Writ petitions Nos. 754/66, 958/66 and 1151/66.

( 2 ) THE Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, the appellant herein, issued a Notification dated 15-11-65 calling for applications for 50 % of the post of Accountants in the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board service, to be filled by direct recruitment, by advertisement in daily newspapers on 19-11-65. The direct recruitment was open to all the qualified candidates as per the advertisement i. e. , outsiders as well as employees working in the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, interviews by the Sub Committee have been made between 4-2-1966 and 17-2-1966, of all the candidates who had the requisite qualifications as per the advertisement. The selections were completed by 27-4-1966 and the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board approved the selections made by the Sub Committee on 7-5-1966.

( 3 ) THE writ Petition No. 754/66 was filed on 10-5-1966 by the 1st respondent in Writ Appeal No. 117/67 herein, for the issuance of a writ of prohibition restraining the