HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 9315 OF 2020

O R D E R:

Heard Sri P. Venkata Subba Rao, learned counsel for petitioners as well as learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise and Sri Vadapalli Ramesh, learned counsel for Respondents 5 to 8.

2. This Writ Petition filed by petitioners is to declare the proceedings of Respondent No.1, vide Cr.NO.02/2018/CPE/B2 dated: 28-01-2020, whereby and whereunder Respondent No.2 was directed to re-fix seniority on the basis of merit, as without power or jurisdiction and also consequential proceedings of Respondent No.2 vide Proc Rc.No. 173/2012/P&E/A1 dated: June, 2020 is without any power or jurisdiction and contrary to the orders of this Court, the Respondent No.1 issued the impugned proceedings to prepare seniority list by considering the merit. The impugned proceedings are bad in law, in violation of principles of Natural Justice, contrary to law and unconstitutional.

3. It the case of Petitioners that they were initially appointed as A.P.S.P. Constables in 1995. Thereafter, they were deputed to work in Prohibition and Excise Department and was subsequently absorbed as Prohibition and Excise Constable, based on G