C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J.

1. This batch of writ petitions involves disputes pertaining to allocation of employees of the power sector undertakings (for short, the power utilities) in the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The disputes arose in the wake of the division of the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh into two States, namely, the State of Telangana and the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh.

2. Before proceeding further, it is necessary to refer to the details of the writ petitions hereunder.

3. The APTRANSCO filed W.P. No.17963 of 2015 aggrieved by Letter dt.6.6.2015 of the Government of Telangana as well as the consequential orders passed by the TSTRANSCO on 9.6.2015 and 10.6.2015 and to declare the same as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the Reorganisation Act and also without jurisdiction, and for a consequential direction to the TSTRANSCO to constitute a joint committee along with the petitioner as ordained in the Meeting held on 20.3.2015 in the presence of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The APGENCO filed W.P. No.17994 of 2015 aggrieved by Letter dt.6.6.2015 of the Government of Telangana, and the consequential proceeding