V. Ramasubramanaian, J.

The Government Teachers Association along with a few Teachers working as School Assistants in various Government Schools have come up with these writ petitions, challenging--(1) sub-para-(2A) of Para 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 and (2) Entries 23A, 26A and 26B of the Third Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975.

2. We have heard Mr. S. Ramachandra Rao, learned senior counsel appearing for the writ petitioners, Mr.V. Giri, learned senior counsel appearing for the State of Telangana along with the learned Additional Advocate General for the State of Telangana, Mr. K. Lakshman, learned Assistant Solicitor General, Mr. Vedula Venkataramana, learned senior counsel and Mr. G. Vidyasagar, learned senior counsel appearing for some of the contesting respondents and Mr. K. Narayana, Mr. Ramgopal Rao and Mr. P. Veerabhadra Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the remaining contes