G. Rama Mohan Rao vs Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep, by its Principal Secretary and Chairman, Agricultural, Marketing and Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad

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2017 Supreme(AP) 64

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, U.DURGA PRASAD RAO
G. Rama Mohan Rao – Appellant
Versus
Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep, by its Principal Secretary and Chairman, Agricultural, Marketing and Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: M. Surendra Rao, G. Vidyasagar and K.G Krishna Murthy, K. Lakshmi Narasimha, Vedula Srinivas, O. Manohar Reddy, J. Sudheer, Subrahmanyam Kurella, Srinivasa Rao Madiraju, C. Subodh, Smt. M. Shalini, A. Venkata Ramaiah, Dadi Radha Krishna, Ch. B.R.P Sekhar, G. Maloji Rao, Karri Suryanarayana, Kowturu Pavan Kumar, Karri Murali Krishna, M. Ramgopal Rao, N. Pramod, G. Vijaya Babu, K. Chidambaram, A. Bhaskara Chary, K. Jayasree, K. Vijayakumar Reddy, D. Linga Rao, K.S Murthy, Rama Rao Mavidi, K. Udaya Sri, K. Raghuveer Reddy, M.N Narasimha Reddy, P.C Aravinda Babu, Nayakawadi Ramesh, Challa Srinivasa Reddy, V. Padmanabha Rao, E.V.V.S Ravi Kumar, M. Subba Reddy, M.V Hanumantha Rao, Shaik Shakeel Ahmad, M. Karthik Pavan Kumar, K. Rammohan Mahadeva, M.V Raja Raam, A. Rajendra Babu, K.R Srinivas and V. Sudhakar Reddy
For the Respondents: B. Narayana Reddy, Soma Harinath Reddy, K. Satya Srinivasa Rao, M. Ravindranath Reddy, P. Sudhakar Reddy, T. Sudhakar Reddy, Nadakuditi Ravi Shankar, B. Prakasam, B. Thimothi, Banda Prasada Rao, K. Ramanuja Chari, A. Anasuya, Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao, A. Jayanthi, T. Venkta Raju, Uma Shankar Lokanadham, Kalamata R. Babu, K. Santhosh, P. Roy Reddy, Y. Sudhakar Reddy, A. Yadava Reddy, P.B Vijay Kumar, P.V.V Satyanarayana, M. Papa Reddy, Tadi Nageswara Rao, Jagarlamudi Koteswari Devi, N. Siva Reddy, N. Ravi Prasad, V.T.M Prasad, Akula Anil Srinivas, P. Subash, J.S Raju, Gangula Ashok Kumar Reddy, R. Radha Krishna Reddy, A.K Jaya Prakash Rao, K.R Raman, K.C Venkata Reddy, M. Siva Jyothi and K. Indra Reddy

ORDER :

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J.

In these batch of Writ Petitions the petitioners, who are all employees of Corporations/Companies/Societies/Institutions, listed in the IX and X Schedule of the A.P Reorganisation Act, 2014 (the 2014 Central Act for short), have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to declare the orders issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in G.O.Ms No. 112 dated 18.06.2016 keeping in abeyance the earlier orders issued by them, enhancing the age of superannuation of employees of public sector undertakings under the administrative control of the Government from 58 to 60 years, till formulation of a policy regarding extension of the age of superannuation of such employees, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners seek a declaration from this Court that they are entitled to continue in service till they attain the age of superannuation of 60 years.

2. The corporations/companies/societies, of which the petitioners are employees of, are categorized as (a) Corporations/Companies listed under the IX schedule; (b) Societies/ Cooperative Societies under the IX schedule; (c) other institutions in the IX schedule; (d) socie

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2017 Supreme(AP) 64

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, U.DURGA PRASAD RAOG. Rama Mohan Rao – AppellantVersusGovernment of Andhra Pradesh, rep, by its Principal Secretary and Chairman, Agricultural, Marketing and Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad – Respondent

RAMESH RANGANATHAN, U.DURGA PRASAD RAO
G. Rama Mohan Rao – Appellant
Versus
Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep, by its Principal Secretary and Chairman, Agricultural, Marketing and Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad – Respondent