ORDER :

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the impugned Memo No.CV&SO/SO/AS.Vig/F.No.1037/2017, C.No.534/2017, D.No.280/17, dated 28.12.2017 issued by the respondent-Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) as being illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and, consequently, prayed to hold that the petitioner is entitled for counting total service rendered by him in the post of Police Constable by duly extending pay protection for the service rendered by him in the post of Police Constable (AR & Civil) consequent on his appointment to the post of Fireman in terms of Fundamental Rule No.22(a)(iv) of the Fundamental Rules read with Rule 26(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980, with all consequential and attendant benefits including carry forwarding the leaves, et., by duly extending the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.34269 of 2016 dated 20.10.2016.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was originally recruited as Police Constable (Armed Reserve) with effect from 02.02.2008 and subsequently, he appeared for direct r