ORDER:

M.S. Ramachandra Rao, J.

1. The subject matter of both these Writ Petitions is interconnected and the same petitioner has filed both cases. Therefore, they are being disposed of by this Common Order.

2. The petitioner was working as Joint Director - Class 'A' in the Animal Husbandry Department of the composite State of Andhra Pradesh. The post of Joint Director - Class 'A' is a State-Cadre post. He belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community.

3. His wife Smt. B. Shantabai was also a State Government employee and was working as Assistant Registrar.

4. The composite State of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into the new State of Telangana and the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh w.e.f. 02.06.2014 by the A.P. Re-organization Act, 2014 (for short, 'the Act').

5. The petitioner gave an option on 07.03.2015 for allocation to the State of Telangana.

6. But, he was tentatively allocated to the State of Andhra Pradesh vide proceedings GAD (SR) Department Notification No. 21105 - B/ SR1/ 2014 - 4 dt. 12.06.2015.

7. Aggrieved thereby, petitioner gave a representation dt. 26.06.2015 stating that though he was born in Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh, he had studied Classes VIII, IX and X at Khammam i