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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
K. MANMADHA RAO
G. Kiranmai – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
As the issue involved in all the writ petitions is one and the same, and therefore, they are being taken up for hearing as well as disposed of by way of this Common Order.
2. The WP Nos.9996, 11089 of 2021 are filed challenging the Memo of the 2nd respondent in Memo No. APCPDCL/CMD/DIR(TECH)/GM(HR)/DGM/ PO(Adm)/ Asst./D.No.992/21, dated 17.03.2021 unsettling petitioners’ settled seniority basing upon the seniority in the Cadre of Assistant Engineer instead of taking into consideration of the Seniority in the cadre of the Deputy Executive Engineer as the same is arbitrary and illegal.
3. Whereas WP No.11476 of 2021 is filed calling for the records including the impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondent Memo No CMD/CGM/HRD/JS/HR/GM/HR/DGM(Trg.)/JPO.I/D.No.337/21, dated 03.04.2021 of final integrated seniority list of Executive Engineers/Electrical of the 2nd respondent company is contrary to Rule 7(6)(c) of AP Electricity Reforms (Transfer Scheme) Rules 1999 as well as contrary to A.P.S.EB Special Service Regulation 10 of Part III Note iii & iv contrary to Section 78 & 82 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, Tripartite Agreement dated 09.09.1997, the Judgment of the Hon'ble Hi
The court upheld the validity of the final seniority list, affirming compliance with the A.P. Reorganization Act and the One Man Committee's directives, while emphasizing the need for adherence to pr....
Employees transferred at their own request must forfeit previous seniority and accept the lowest rank in the new department, as stipulated by service regulations.
Seniority cannot be granted to employees not borne in the cadre; it must reflect the actual date of joining. A fresh seniority list should be prepared following Supreme Court rulings.
Seniority in public service must be determined according to statutory rules, not solely based on length of service.
The court established that seniority must be determined by the date of first appointment, and settled seniority cannot be revised after a significant delay.
Revisions to seniority lists in public service must comply with established legal principles regarding merit and prior judicial directives, preserving previously established ranks unless lawfully cha....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the seniority list should be prepared based on the existing orders in force during the relevant period, and the court may consider revising se....
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