V. Ramasubramanian, J.

While the writ petitions of the year 2010 are filed by the State challenging the orders of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, the two writ petitions of the year 2017 are filed by individual employees challenging an order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal refusing to allow their prayer to send them for training for promotion to the post of Head Constables in the Railway Police.

2. We have heard the learned Government Pleader for Services (AP) and Mr. J.R. Manohara Rao, learned counsel appearing for the employees.

3. The employees, who are the petitioners in the writ petitions of the year 2017 and who are respondents in the writ petitions filed by the State, were originally appointed as Police Constables (Civil) way back in the years 1990, 1992 and 1995. While working in the Civil wing of the State Police Department, they were sent on deputation to the Railway Police, which is a Special Establishment. The deputation was on various dates in the years 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997.

4. By a memo dated 27-12-2000, issued by the Director Ge