V. Venkatesh, S/o v. Swamy, aged about'

Petition under section 15i cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for selection and appointment to the posts of Junior panchayat Secretaries as per the ranks assigned by them in the selection in terms of Notification No. 2560/cpR & RE13212017, dt. 31.08.2018, issued by the 2nd respondent by suspending the operation of the impugned G.O.Rt.No. 494, panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Pts.VI) Department, dt. 28.08.2019, passed by the .l st respondent, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI D.BALA KISHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES ll W.P.No.21358 OF 2019 Between:

1. Yarabola Vinod Reddy, S/o Venkata Reddy Aoed about 28 vears. Occ -Khammam Unemployee Rl/o Madhapuram Village, Mirdigonda Mandal, District, Telangana State. Hall Ticket No-. 5230322

2. Gangaiah Dongari, S/o Adellu Aged . about 33 years, Occ . Unemployee Rl/o Boath Village and Mandal, Adilabad District, Telangana State. Hall'Tiiket No. 5008740

3. Chowhan Gopalakrishna, S/o Ganapathi Rao Aged . about 30 years, Occ . Districi, Tetangana tchoda lMandat, -Aditabad !19mgl9y9e R/o Sukidi State. Hall Ticket No. 1107232 -VlllqO-e,

4. Bombothula Srihari, S/o Sammaiah Aged 33-about years, Occ Unemployee Rl/o. Cherupalle Village, fulagapeta Mandal Mulugu District, Telangana Stite. Hall Ticket No. 4325423

5. Bollapelly_ Shilpa, D/o Sambaiah Aged . 30 years, Occ Unemployee R/o thityal Village and Mandal, Bhupalapally DistriLt, Telangana State. Hdll Ticket No.4413605 6 Shailaja Rani T, D/o Srinivas Aged .about 38 years, Occ . Unemployee Rl/o Adilabad District, Telangana State. Hall Ticket No. 4016114

7. ?ugq Laxmi, D/o Sammaiah Aged . about 29 years, Oce . Unemployee Fl,/o lgl9grefpgt (Kottapally), Bay-yaram Post, Kitaram Mandat, Bhupatapaily District, Telangana State. Hall Ticket No. 4714219

8. M. Surendar, S/o Bhumanna Aged . about 36 years, Oce . Unemployee Rl/o Neradigonda Village and IMandal Adilabad District, Telangana State.Hall Ticket No. 1111182

9. Goddeti Srilatha, D/o Naga Murali Aged . about 26 years, Occ. Unemployee Rl/o. Mamillagudem Village and Mandal Khammam District, Telangana State. Hall Ticket No 2166209 7 10. M Rajamilni. t) o Rajanna Aged about 36years, ()cc U remplovee R/o Adila_bad \/il ar,,: and Mandal Adilabad Distri6t, Telangana Srate. No. l531 1Il1 'Hall Ticket 'l 1. Penthala lr'1:rhr: ;r. S/o Uppalaiah Aged . about 23 years, Oc,; . Unemplovee Rl/o Uppa'ar;udem Vilg.lge, Pedda Vangara Mandar rvanabtrbabad oistiict, Telangana State Hall Ticket No. 4305405

12.D. Rajash':khar S/o Rajaram Aged. about 42 years, Ocr;. Lnemplovee F/o Jothinagar C:olor'y Bodupprql, N/edipally Mandal Medchal D,s.rict. t"iangan" State. Hall T cl.:e ,t No. 5'1 14660

13.Sk. Rabbany, Ii'o VAli l\/ohammad Aged. about 42 years Oc,; . Unemplovee S{9 Garepg.jiy \/ ltage, Katara, Ir4qEqt, Jayashan(ar arrupz iapatiy dsliict, lelangana Sta r,. Hall Ticket No. 1743241 l4.Gugguloth Suseela, D/o Bararam Aged. about 3g years, occ . Unemprovee 5{g G9ulhrTlp,r-Vitlagj,.Kothagudem M-andat, Badiadri Kothagudem d.tiiir, I elangana Stale Hall Ticket No. 2413149

15. Suraparasul:r Sizrvithri, D/o Lingaiah Aged . about 34 years. Ocr.; . U6srnp;6yss Fl/o Krishna^:ot:ny, Bjrupatapaily Mandal Jayashani<ar arruparap;ily ilsiliii, Telangana S:ate. Hall Ticket No. 4428026 '16. N. Sowbagy;r_La xmi, D/o Govardan Goud Aged about 3{ years, Occ Unemployee R/t-Adarsha Nagar, Aditabad District, fet.ngeni-Siii". Hrfl Ticket No . 11 1 4187

17.Ambati De,renclzrr, S/o Sammaiah Aged. about 31 vears, Occ Unemolovee Fyo Kothapa te ri[ege.Bhuparaparri Mandar Ayasharikar rtnriiripiii rili]iiIi Telangana State Hall Ticket No. 5048035

18. Boda Ramt:sh. ll'o Bheemra Aged . about 32 years, occ . U.remprovee Rl/o Tippanapal y Virage, chandlugonda Mandar Bhadraari xi,inii rrlJm'o'iitiili Telangana Stat,: Hall Ticket No. 4715080

19. Bharoth sucl^'alurr, S/o Balaiah.Aged . about 35 years, occ . Urremployee Rl/o Konigerla \/illage . Gundrathi.rr/adugu-Mandar B'adrad.i Kc,thai:udim birtii&, Telangana Statr: Hall Ticket No. 2146001 A. Chandra Sl^ekar, S/o paramadas Unemployee Fl/: Yapalguda Village, Telangana 3tarr: -lall Tick;t No. 512iO34 Aged about 32 vears. Adilabad Mdt. Adit lbad Occ District, 20

21.P Nagaswar,top Reddy, S/o Vcnkat Reddy Aged aboLrt 31 vears. Occ Unemploye: IR/,r Kistapuram Village, Kusum-anc6; VanOall(ni,.r,i.'r, biitii.t I elangana flt;rte. -lall Ticket No. 2206076 .

22.G. Pradeeg [(rnr,rr Yadav, S/o Nagamurali Aged . about 28 years, Occ -biitiict, Unemployer-' R,. Ivlamillagudem, khammam "Mandal X,.,rm.ria, Telangana fitate;. llall Ticket No. 2161152

23.Arolu Ashok. s,< sattaiah Aged . about 30 years, occ . Un:morovee F/o Sirpur.(T) \'ittage and t\'!q1daI Komarambhee,i, AsiirOrj biiiiiri,i"'rr",ti., State. Hall l'icket No. 1609280

24. Daripelli Sures;lt l/o Laxmaiah Aged . about 2g years, Occ . Un,:mplovee R/o Ivlac[apur v'iragc. Govindaraopel Mandar tr/utufiu-Di;rr;i r"rirgS';j str[] Hall Ticket trlo 4320033

25. Masula Gane:;h Si/o Krishnaiah Aged . about 26 years, Occ Rl/o Kalvakurfl.r l/andal, Nagarkuriul Oiitrici, ielangana Stat,r No. 500253'1 Unemployee . Hall Ticket

26.Gungalwar Arunkumar, S/o Gajanan Aged about years' Occ Unemployee -" fu" {aiiuao Virrage noiraoio' orstricr] Tetangana'state. Hall Ticket No. 1205385

27. Nosina Ravi, s/o Venkateshwarlu Aged . about 28 years, occ . Unemployee -' ii6" M;rtaguoem Vittage, kriumancni Manilal Khammam District' Telangana Sta[e.Hall Ticket No. 2129238 Ticket No. 2413504

28.Bhukva Mohan, S/o B. Jamla Aged . about 37 years, Occ ' Unemployee.ryg '" i;fiil";;aii,'Vitrige Badradri"Kothagudem district, Telangana State. Hall 29. Pudari Prashanth, S/o Kedhari Aged ' about 2s-years, Occ Unemployee.ryg -: if,r"S"O;Viiiud:", n"UU.na Maridal Asifabad District, Telangana State. Hall Ticket No. 1601272

30.MA Saleem, S/o MA Naveem Aged . about 25 years, O-cc U1910-l9Ye9 ryo * $[iiir"i^i,i inO rr,rrnOr'l Asifabid District, TelSngana State. Hall Ticket No. 1606066 Hall Ticket No. 44't8325 31 . Dudaboina Padma, D/o Kashaiah Aged . about 39 years, occ . Unemployee "' Fy;H;;r;akonda Village-Jnd Maidal Warangal Urban, Telangana State' 32.Donthamalla Shireesha, D/o Donthamalla Narsaiah Age-d about.?{yqqr?' * 6;;'.'U;;;;toyee ruo Bhupalapaty vi11ge and Mandal Bhupalapally District, ielangana State. Hall Ticket No. 4319348 33.Amruthapu Srikanth, S/o Amruthapu.srinu Aged about 25 years'^Occ.' "- fj'iliripf"'v"e-F/o coltapidu Villagd. Khammari Mandal, Khammam District' 34.Bolla Veerababu, s/o Veeraiah Aged about years, occ Unemployee. Fl/o "- Vilirtrsi;iVir6!", xnrrram Ma"ndal Khammim District' Telangana State' Telanlan'a State. Hall Ticket No. 2105284 Hall Ticket No.2205642

35. Reoakula Krishnaiah, S/o Shesaiah Aggd ' abgy-! 3'l years' Occ ' Unemployee "" H/TftH;;"'ii.ir]i, virrlg",'F"nrnjrrirr,rrndal Khamham District, Telangana 36.Sved Elaz Ahmed Hasmi, S/o Zafar Aged. about 28 years, occ . Unemployee "" Hi; Gii;-.'i{;s;;, Adii;6r;-rvranoai Eoilaoud Distri6t' Teiansana state Hall State. Hall Ticket No- 2157109 Ticket No. 1115040 1525016

37. S. Naveen Kumar, S/o Artand Rao Ag.ed. 9pt1t 30 years' Occ ' Unemployee "' iio'aiiirtathnur'Mandai Ao'rroro distri"t, Tetangana state. Hall Ticket No. . about 29 vears, Occ . UnemPloYee Telangana' State. Hall Ticket No.

38.Sachin Kumar Yle, S/o Viswanath Aged R/o Ravindranagar Asifabad District, 5107340 Hall Ticket No. 2918214 3g.M. Prasanna, D/o Varadaraiulu Aged . about 24 years, occ Unemployee Fl/o "" ffii;r,iolt[ virrr-ge, KoltapJr vtantat Nagar Kurnut District, Telangana State. * 40.Bharmavathu Siva Lalitha Kumari, D/o,Bhaskar Rao Aoed ' about 28 years' il;".'ij;rpr"v"Jnvd'j<iiapwi. Viirqge, grgtnupati-v Mandal Khammam OGidct, fetangaha State. Hall Ticket No 2163228 vears' Occ Unemployee 41. Dande Sampath, S/o Venkatarajam Aged , 3P9YL26 Fyo Shiwaram virrage ;nd'iilalori Ha""*niriri oistrict, Telangana state. Hall Ticket No. 5038205 - t fl"1 H39?,?i,' E : iif [?:,i,1,1, rv a g a i kli".iJ o i, t j l?r.?.il. v a n o a"r

42.Boddu Ganes r, S/o Lingaia_h Aged 26 years, Occ Kagaznaga.'/iltage ald Mand"J- ko-r"rrjillnn". Tetanganr rl-aii. H-ail fictet wo-tddeOi;"'"' ""'" L nemployee F/o As ifabad District, 43. Parath lVaherc ar. S/o Narayana Aged . about 27 years Oc,: . Unemolovee r' r' i r s e, B h e e m I u r no i I 5 o a o o i.ir[ t lr"i,in s r. i i irt""' ii i i ?iJ*'"t 44.Pavan Kur.r- / . S/o Kurrnaiah Aged . about 34 yearr;. Or c I Inemplovee Rl/o i i r,,i,'.i ij 5 l,:.i Et,Lj 45. K. Shreeniv,ls Si/o Ramaiah Aged . about 34 years. Ocr: . L nemployee F/o H,|uiiii'x"o-riJrrmDeerr A:;ifabad District '| ^.,,,ctudu L.rsu ru{., 46. Ramesh ltrao;rrr,. S/o Venkanna Aged about 31 years, Occ . L nemplovee R/o ;;i T;r,,8;;; 47.Moodu Hari. S(r Shiva.Aged ..21 yearc, Occ. Unemplolee l.Vo Buvenoutta Thanda, r'.u,;urr.rnchi HrtSnoai,-Kiarirli'b"t"t, Ter:rnga.ra state.-Hail Ticket No. 2166 tiS 48' Pagadara tiaik'r rrar. S/o Ramuru Aged . about 27 years. occ . Unemorovee rueiat<o"n-olpiii" rirrr"orr Kham ram oistiict, srisirk, Kag;r.'r:gar Viilage Ierangana statt: Hall rick-et No. i6oa0ag R,o chennirrzrr r Virage, Tetangana s.ate. Hail Ti;ket No. ,i0isi+5""' ncn i rvra rio."a'i' i(U ;;; ; " {l:ti?i:i + .X i,ifl,:,1.1 81?f D "; "nt- ". . AND

1. 2 ...PETITIONERS IP.^-:91" . >f 1-etangana.. Represented by its princ pat Secretarv to uovernmert parr:havat Raj and Rurat DerEloprienr (p--rS-VtiD;;;H";j Telangana Sr,rr611r;ri. Hyderabad.'-' -ervivt/r"v' The Commissi:rerr Of panchayat Raj and Rural Developmert Department. Government (). T r,tangana UrdLigalli, tiir"vri"ldiiiyderirbad Petition under ,\rticle 226 of the Constitution of India p-ayirrg that in the the affidavit filed therewith, the High C:urt may be crrcumstances stzrte,C rt pleased to ...RESPONDENTS a)ca'for the recorcs 3€rtaining to Go Rt. No. 4g4 dated 28-8-2019 issued by the 1 st respondent and sier l aside and direct the respondents to fi, up , re rest of the existing - vacancir_,s c,f Junior panchayat Secretaries notified in grur5usn6s a1 notification dated l]1-8-irD18 issued by the .1st respondent by cper.rting Rure of Reservation as mentrorred in the notification b)by hording the ar;tion rf the respondents in taking contradictory str.rnd contrary to law and applying cio vrs. No. 145 dated 29-12-200i and conternplaiing to fi, up all the existing vacancil)s by considering the claims of the s.f c;rndidates to enable all schedule area and fill up with ST Junior Panchayat Secretaries as bad, illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, unjust, without jurisdiction, amounting to non- application of mind and u nconstitutional c)by issuance of Writ of lVlandamus. lA NO: 2 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to stop further selection process in pursuance of notification dated 31-8-2018 issued by the 1"t respondent for the post of Junior Panchayat Secretaries and/or not to issue appointment orders in the existing vacancres lA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend GOrt.No.494 dated 28-08-2019 issued by the 1st respondent. Counsel forthe Petitioner : SRI J.SUDHEER Counsel forthe Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES ll W.P.No.24732 OF 2019 Between:

1. Sanga Sanjay Kumar, S/o Ashanna, aged about 27 years. Occ UneT.p!-9yee, R/o."Kamaiafur Village, Gudihathnoor Mandal, Adilabad District. (Hall Ticket No. 51'15290)-

2. G. Bharathi, D/o Narayana, aged about 32 years, Occ. Unemploy-e-e, Rl/o' Thantholi Viilage, Adila6ad Mantal and District. (Hall Ticket No. 1105284). 3. Sanga Srikanth, S/o Ashanna, aged about !! .y9ar9,-Oqc, Unemployee,. Rl/o' Kam"alapur Village, Gudihathnooi Mandal, Adilabad District. (Hall Ticket No' 1210156)' ...PETIT..NER' AND

1. 2 The State of Telangana, rep.by its Principal Secretary .Panchayat Raj and dural Developmen[1ets.vt) D6partment, Secretariat' Hyderabad The Commissioner of Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment, State of Telangana, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS 7 Petition illegal, ar:itr : ry, unjust, contrary to Lnder ,qrticle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praving that in the :;tate,c in the affidavit filed therewith, the Fligil Court may be circumstances pleased to issue a '// -it, order or direction more particularly one in the nature writ of Mandamus, dec:rar ng the impugned G.o.Rt.No. 4g4, p.ncftaya, Ral and Rurar Development (Pts \r ; Jepartment, dt. 29.09.20i 9, passecl by the .1st respondent the No; ification No. 2560/CPR&REl?2,2() 7, dt. 31.08.2018, issued by the 2nJ rr:spondent and contrary to the larl lairl down by the Honble Supreme CoLrrt 1n t.re subject and consequen y direrr r,e respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for serection and appoir-r.rnent as Junior panchayat secretaries as per the ranks assigned by thenr in the selection in terms of Notification No. 2560/CPR&REl32l2ai;, dt. 31 .08.2018, issued by the 2nd respr.ndent with ail consequential benerfils :hereon. lA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition underr Section '1 51 cpc praying that in the circurnsta nces stated in the affidavit fired in r;rroport of the petition, the High court nray ,e preased to direct the respondenrs to consider the case of the petitioners for serection and appointment to lher I tsts of Junior panchayat Secretarres es Irer the ranks assigned by the,m in the selection in terms of Not fication No. 2560/cPR&RE l32t2c' '' dt. 31.08.2018, issued by the 2n,r re:spondent by suspending the .p,:ri: ion of the impugned G.O.Rt.No. 494, pan,.:hayat Raj & Rural Development (F,rs.Vl) Department, dt. 2g.08.2019 passeri by the 1st respondent, pending c i ;posal of the main Writ petition. Counsel for the Petitiorer : SRI D.BALA KISHAN RAO Counsel for the Res po rdents: Gp FOR SERVICES lt -f /' w. P.No.7472OF 2020 Between: pashapu Anil Kumar, S/o.Ganapathi, Aged 30 years, occ. Private service, H.No.2- 127, Dhegaon, Bazarhathnoor, Adilabad District. ...PETITIONER AND

1. The State ofTelangana and another, Rep by Principal Secretary (Panchayat 2 J 4 Raj) Secretariat, HYderabad. The Commissioner, Panchayat Raj and Rural Employment, Hyderabad' The District Collector, Adilabad District, Adilabad The District Panchayat Officer, Adilabad District, Adilabad As Der Court Order, dated 03-04'2024 vide l.A.No.1 of 2021 in WP No.iqZ ol 2020 Respondents No.3 and 4 are impleaded. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to pass an order or direction or writ, particularly in the nature of Mandamus duly declaring the action of the respondents in implementing 100 percent reservation for the sc sT candidates through GO Rt No. 494 dated 28tOBl2O1g and GO tvts. No. 145 dated 29t1212O01, in recruiting the posts of Junior Panchayat secretaries vide Notification No. 2560/CPR&RElB2l2017 daled 31lO8l2O1B as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and against the judgment of Honorable Apex court in civil Appeal No. 360912002 daled 22to4t2020 and consequently direct the respondents not to implement the GoRtNo.4g4dated2Slo}l2olgandGoMs'No.145dated2911212001and follow the reservation structure as contemplated in Notification No. 2560/cPR &REtB2t2O17 dated 31t0812018, by adhering to the Apex court judgment in the interest of justice. {r lA NO: 1 OF 2020 petition uncler S,ection 151 cpc praying that in the circrmslances stated in the affidavit fileC in srrrltport of the petition, the High Court "nay be 1.rl96ss6 may be preased to stay the r:cruitment of sc and sr candidates in :he .rrotification 2560/cpR and R='r32r201r dated 3r.0g.2018 over and abcve he reservation structure as conterrtr rated in the said notification in view of th,: Jrjjgrngnl .1 Honorabre Apex oor^ in civir Appear No. 360912002 dated 22.)4.2020 in the interest of justice No. lA NO: 1 OF 2021 petition undr:r S r:ction 151 cpc praying that in the circurrsternces stated in the affidavit fired ir s rpport of the petition, the High court nray i)e preased to permit the petitio rt r . r :rein to impread the proposed responderts r and 4 herein as respondents 3 a'rii I in the main writ petition as wefl as in the rA No. 1 0f 2020 in the interest of j.l strc e Counset for the periticner : SRt p.RAMA SHARANA SHARMA Counsel for the Res;pondents: Gp FOR SERVICES tl The Court made the,fr:'lowing: COMMON ORDER 7 1 lt p _19335, 27358, 241 32-)OL9 & wp-l41) 7Ol0 NEK, J THE HON 'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION Nos.19335, 21358 and 24732 of 2019 And WRTT PET ITION No. 7472 of2020 COMM ON ORDER: T'he petitioners submitted online applications in response to the Notification No. No.2560/CPR & REl32l20l1 datcd 31'08'2018 issued by the 2nd respondent-Commissioner of Panchayat Raj & Rural Employment, for filling up the vacancies of Junior Panchayat Secretary' ItistheircasethattheNotificationstipulatedthatthe.'Reservationand etigibility in terms of General Rule 22 & 22(A) of State and Subordinate Service Rties are applicable" ' While so' the 1't respondent subsequently' issued G.O.Rt.No.494, Panchayat Raj & Rurai Development Depaftment' dated 28.08.2019 proposing to fill up 100% of the vacancies with locai Scheduled Tribes, and that the said G'O'' is contrary to the terms of the Notification dated 31.08.2018, and hence the iame is illegal and arbitrary' It is their further case that they have secured required merit and are within the zone of consideration for selection and appointment as Junior Panchayat Secretaries' and the issuance of impugned G'O" effective retrospectively, have iltegally taken away their chances of selection; and lurther the post of Junior Panchayat Secretaries are created for the first time, and there is no provision to fill up the said posts under Special Rules or Rule 22 and therefore the impugned G'O'' is tiable to be set aside' The petitioners further seek a direction to the respondents to consider their 2 wr 19315 .1 58,24732 2019& wp-1412 2O2O NBK, J claim for sclilc[ () I and appointment as Junior Pancirayat S(.crel.aries as per the rank irs:,ic.r r,:ri to them in the selection in terms of the 'lotification dated 31.08.:() i;-{

2. [n vieri, o l the commonality of issue and grievance these writ petitions areirc;r'cr toscrher and are taken up for disposa bi w,ay of this commor.l ord.r. l:cr refcrence and discussion, the lacts irr W. p.No.19335 of 2019 are takt:r.

3. l]eard lvi.. '-,. Balakishan Rao, leamed counsel for the petitioners; and learned C,o'.',-'r trrent Pleader for Services-ll. Perused the ,.ecord.

4. Lear,crl t. i...se I fbr the petitioners, while making ;ubL,rissions on the lines oi' * r i attldavit, would contend thar rhc irnpugned G'o.Rt.No.494 ir conrradictory to the terms of the Norillcrrtion dated 3 1 .08.20 I 8, rrrd ' rrther the G.o. cannot be made rerr, )spectively effective, to tl.e d:sltliantase of the petitioners thereby.iec,parr lizing their chances of selet,ti,..- lbr appointment as Junior panchayat Secrs1211.r. 1, is contended thar rlr:re cannot be 100% reservation as held by t,re Hon,ble Supreme Cor-rrt in (lhcbrolu Leela prasad Rao v. State of A.l,.r rvherein the Supreme (lcr rr las set aside G.o.Ms.No.3 dated 10.()l.2i100 which provided l00o,t, r,:'. lr'\arion to the Scheduled Tribe candiciates. It is also contended that tlr,,' l'on'blc Supreme court in K. Manjusree r,. State of Andhra Pradesh;. he ld that the selection process cann,rl bL: changed midway; and tl.r rnnugned G.O.Rt.No.494 dated 31.0g.:[ lg wl_rich t Civil Appeal No.3601, r , (2008) 3 SCC s12 i;i r. Cated 22.04.2A20 - 3 wp 19335, 2L358,24132-2079 & wp 1412-2070 NBK,I retrospectively changes the selection and appointment process' after the Notification was issued, is therefore illegal' Learned Govemment Pleader, by referring to the counter affidavit 5. filed by the 2nd respondent, essentially contends the post of Junior Panchayat Secretary is an ad hoc post and the incumbents would be designated as Panchayat Secretaries after successful service of three years, [t is contended that some petitioners filed W'P'No'47075 of 2018 and batch, challenging the allocation of 6%o reservation to Scheduled TribecandidatesresidinginScheduledAreasinsteadofl00%reservation as per G.O.Ms.No.14 dated2g'12'2001, and this Court by recording the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the Government has resolvedtofillupallthevacanciesofJuniorPanchayatSecretariesstrictly in terms of G.o.Ms.No.l45 dated 29.12.2001, disposed of those writ petitions. It is therefore contended that G'O'Rt'No'494 was issued to avoid any legal complications in the matter' pending adjudication of Review' Petition filed by the 2nd respondent in I'A'No'1 of 2019 in w.P.no.47967 of 2018, and therefore there is no illegality in the impugned G.O.Rt.No.494, and the writ petition is liable for dismissal' I{aving considered the respective submissions and perused the 6. record, it may be noted that the 2nd respondent issued the Notification dated 3l .08.2018, by stipulating that reservation and etigibility would be as per General Rule 22 and22(A) of the State and Subordinate Service Rules.Aperusalofthesaidruleswouldshowthatthereisapercentageof vacancies reserved fbr scheduled tribe' scheduled caste' and other socially and economicatly backward classes' sportspersons etc'' and Rule 22(A) 4 xp 1933! 2 t358, 24132_a1t9 & w p _7 412 _2020 NBK, J ensures that ct'rteir groups, like women, sportspersoils erc. a.e adequately represented. Irr rh: instant case. the prospective candidate.s ha ve submitted their candidat:rr': r' ia online applications, and mici..r,a' of' rhe selection process, the inrrrug'eci c.o.Rt.No.494 has been issued carinrirking 100% of the vacan,:i,::; 1c'r iocal schedule tribe candidates. 7. At this . ,, rtu'e , it is rerevant to refer to the dictunr of Hon,bre Supreme Clourt ir K. Manjusree (supra), which r,, as z case rvhere the High Court stiprri;rred a minirnurn qualifuing rnark firr inLer.r,iew.after the comfirencern,3.t rf selection process for recruitmenr of Dis rict Judges; and the Hon'1,'i* Suprenre court held that any changes m erigibirity criteria must b( '.rrd. t.ansparenil'v and prior to the cornnreric,.rmcnt of the selection proce S.r t( cnsure fbimess. 7- In tlre irstart ca-se. thc Notification dated 3r.0g.2{) g nowhere stipulafed thal ili :-.: slrali be I 007o reservation to local sch(.duled tribe candidates,, a.d t ir:r being so, there cannot be any subsequt:nt ( iovernment Order, that t.. rfier commencement of seleclion pr,cess, that retrospectively . rdities the serection or eligibility :rite,ria to the detrime.t of the i ardidaturc oi the petitioners. Further, in Chebroru Leela (supra r i. l:i::h \!as a case rerating to appointment ,r'schedured tribes. the Horr'b i: liupreme court, while observing that ci.o.r,v4s.No.3 of 2000 providi*B L{.r(r'r'6 reservation was impermissible. ancr arsc, observing that the Goven,r'i: rt is bound by the law raid down in lrrdra, sarvhney case (AIR l9t)l Sir. ,177). has unequivocally held that therc caunot be l00olo reserwatrr-r't : 116 issucd the fbllorving direction: v 5 wp 19335, 21358, 2413)-2079 & wp 74?2 2O2O N8K, I "ln the peculiar circumstance, we save the appointments conditionally that the reorganized States i e the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana not to attempt a similar exercise in the future lf they do so and exceed the limit of reservation' there shall not be any saving of the appointments made, w e f '1986 till date' not to exceed the limits of We direct the resPondents-States reservation in future." ln view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Couft in K' 8. Manjusrec (supra), and Chebrolu Leela (supra)' as the impugned G.O.Rr.No.494 dated 28.08.20 l9 retrospectively changes the eligibility and qualifoing criteria for selection and appointment stipulated in the Notification dated 31.08.2018, the impugned G'O'Rt'No'494 dated 28.08.2019 is liabte to be set aside' g. Accordingly, the impugned G'O'Rt'No'494 dated 28'08'2019 is set aside, and the writ petitions are allowed' The respondents shall consider the candidature of the petitioners for selection and appointment strictly in accordance with the ranks assigned in the selection process and in accordance with the terms published underNotification dated 31'08'20 l8' No costs. Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if anY, shalJigtd-:]":"9' That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above' Witness THE HON,BLE THE i6ii-t.It CATEruUSTICE SUJAY PAUL, Tuesdav, The Eishth b-"i6i ap'iii;; Thousand And Twentv F on this SD/. AS A. 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9. Two CD Cop e :;. BSK GJP 1\, hl , HIGH COIJRI' DATED:0810412025 { 71 ':':a-"' K, l.lE r4 )l I I ,i 19 JUN 2W -:/ A /r t; \'rl\i COMMON ORDER WP.Nos.19:i35, 21358 &24732 OF 2019 &7472 0F ita?-o ALLOWING TlIE WRIT PETITIONS WITHOUT COI}TS lN- 6