JUDGMENT

G.S. Singhvi, J.—

1. Whether the persons employed on daily wage basis or nominal muster roll or consolidated pay or as contingent worker on full time basis in different departments of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and its agencies/instrumentalities are entitled to be regularised in service on completion of 5 years and whether amendments made in the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 (for short ‘the 1994 Act’) by Amendment Act Nos.3 and 27 of 1998 are ultra vires the provisions of the Constitution are the questions which arise for determination in these appeals, some of which have been filed by the State Government and its agencies/instrumentalities and some have been filed by the employees, who could not convince the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (for short “the Tribunal”) and/or the High Court to accept their prayer for issue of a mandamus to the concerned authorities to regularise their services.

2. In 1970s, 80s and early 90s, the country witnessed an unusual phenomena in the field of public employment. Lakhs of persons were engaged/employed under the Central and Sta