COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao)

This batch of writ petitions with identical background facts, throws up similar question. There are three impugned orders passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (APAT or the tribunal). These followed an earlier order dated 20.12.2011 of the Hon’ble Vice Chairman (HVC) of the APAT, constituting as a Bench under Section 5(6) of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 (the Act), in O.A.Nos.10947 of 2009 and batch. The first respondent (hereafter, the applicants) in each of the cases was successful before the APAT. All of them entered caveat. After proper notice to their Counsel, the matter is heard finally at the stage of admission at length. This common order shall dispose of all the petitions.

Background

The State Level Police Recruitment Board (hereafter, the Board) issued a recruitment notification, dated 15.11.2008, inviting applications from eligible male and female candidates for limited recruitment to the posts of Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Police Constables (SCTPC) (Civil & Armed Reserve). These adhoc posts are governed by the Andhra Pradesh Police (Stipendiary Cadet Trainee) Rules, 1999 (for brevity, the Special R