Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J.

1. G.O.Ms.No.9, dated 17.05.2011, hereinafter referred to as ‘impugned order’, was issued through the Backward Classes Welfare (C2) Department of the then Government of Andhra Pradesh, before the coming into force of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014; hereinafter referred to as ‘A.P.Re-organisation Act’. This Writ Petition is instituted as a Public Interest Litigation, for short ‘PIL’, seeking a declaration that the action of the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in continuing with the enforcement of that impugned order is arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional. That Government Order as well as proceedings pursuant to that Government Order are sought to be set aside.

2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Advocate General for the State of Telangana, and the learned Government Pleader for General Administration and the learned Government Pleader for B.C. Welfare appearing for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3. The petitioner in this PIL is ‘O.C. Sankeshema Sangham’ (Registered No.1813 of 2004) – for short, ‘Sangham’ - represented by its President G. Karunakar Reddy. The Petitioner – Sangham, represented