Allocations of posts in public service must follow seniority and established procedures, with options processed as per the applicable guidelines.

ORDER :

Pulla Karthik, J.

Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.1 in seeking options vide proceedings dated 24.12.2021 without preparing any seniority list and taking steps to make allocations based on such options, even after issuing the final seniority list in the cadre of Senior Assistants for erstwhile Zone-VI vide proceedings dated 09.07.2025 without seeking fresh options, the present Writ Petition is filed.

2) Heard Mr. P.V. Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri M.P.K. Adithya, learned Standing Counsel, appearing for respondent No.1, learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for respondent No.2, learned Government Pleader for Services-II appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4, and Sri Prabhakar Chikkudu, learned counsel, appearing for respondents 5 to 8.

3) Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that all the petitioners were initially appointed as Junior Assistants in the office of respondent No.1, which is created and established under Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Act , 1986, now called as Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Act. Subsequently, they were promoted as Senior Assistants in the erstwhile Zone-VI as per Presidential Order-1975, according to which, the posts of Senior Assistant as well as Office Superintendents were organized as Zonal Cadre posts. Further, after issuance of New Presidential Order-2018, in suppression of old Presidential Order-1975, the Government has issued G.O.Ms.No.317, GAD, dated 06.12.2021, directing the concerned authorities to make allocations of the employees working in the erstwhile Multizone, Zone and Districts, as per new Presidential Order-2018. Accordingly, all the concerned authorities made allocations of the employees as per new local cadres in terms of new Presidential Order-2018, which clearly postulates that the State Government shall organize the posts into local cadres within 3 years from the date of issuance of Presidential Order-2018. But, insofar as the employees of Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (in short ‘TVVP’) are concerned, the Government has not organized the posts into local cadres within three years from the date of new Presidential Order-2018. Now, after expiry of three years, even the Government is not having any power to organize the local cadre unless and until the State obtains approval from the President of India. Learned counsel has further submitted that even as on today, it is very doubtful whether TVVP is governed by Presidential Order on par with Government employees or not inasmuch as TVVP is established by enactment as independent Body. Further, as of now, the petitioners are continued in the erstwhile zone-VI and they are not allocated to any new Zones created under new Presidential Order-2018. Further, the allocations of State level posts are to be made in pursuance to section 77 of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Act , 2014, only after issuing the final seniority list. The well settled practice and procedure to make allocation is preparation of seniority list, seeking options, preparation of tentative allocation list, calling for objections against the tentative allocation list and after consideration of objections, the final allocations shall be made. But, in the present case, without preparing any seniority list in the cadre of Senior Assistants in the erstwhile Zone-VI, respondent No.1 sought options vide proceedings, dated 24.12.2021, to which, the petitioners and others submitted options, but, no allocations were made till date pursuant to the options so exercised. Learned counsel has further sub