ORDER

Since the issue involved in all the writ petitions is the same, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of them through this common order.

2. Petitioners, Secondary Grade Teachers, School Assistants, and Grade-II Head Masters in different schools filed these writ petitions assailing the proceedings vide Memo No.2272734/SER.II/A.2/2023 dated 06.06.2024, keeping in abeyance the transfer orders issued vide Govt. Memo No.2272734/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 21.02.2024; Govt. Memo No.2313567/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 21.02.2024; Govt. Memo No.2272734/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 28.02.2024; Govt. Memo No.2357693/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 11.03.2024; Govt. Memo No.2357693/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 14.03.2024; Govt. Memo No.2360025/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 15.03.2024 and Govt. Memo No.2385662/Ser.II/A.2/2023 dated 16.03.2024, as illegal and arbitrary.

3. a) Shorn of the details, the 1st respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.47 School Education (Services.II) Department dated 22.05.2023 making the A.P. Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules. In pursuance of the said G.O., certain teachers (653) applied to the Government to transfer on spouse/medical/mutual grounds in June/July/August 2023. Those requests were considered