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K. Satyanarayana, S/o (Late) Sayalna. Aged about Ssyears, Occ. Record Asst..(erstwhile_ApAT Emptoyeej R/o. H "ruo +:so_roii rrlriid;iil'N;"#; /,agathgirigutta Batanagar, Town Ship, nangiReOdy D,strrct. r. venKar U_wamy, S/o. Naganna.. Aged about 51 years, Occ. Record Asst, (erstwhite APAT Emorovec), R/o. H.N"o. 7-1-391l trilA. S'aH-offil;;."c"i;il, Saibaba Tempte, SaiOa6aO, UyOeraOai. B. Nandu. S/o. B. Laxmaia6, Aged about 55 years, Occ. Record Asst. (erstwhile APAT Emotovee), R/oi U r.to. S-riS7r-. KL"t;;r,'iil;irft;;: Ranga Reddy District. ' Mld ,Yousuf,. S/9:_ ( L_ate), Md. lsmail Aged about 55 years, Occ. Record Asst. L,.fylt. Ail,r, _Erptqyee). Rr/o. "u.Nro:_s+afldlA -bcB N;d;;, 'N",, Hareezpet, shertingampally, Miyapur.Hyderabad. (Presently all the petitioners are working on OD basis at High Court of A.p.) AND ...PETITIONERS

1. The State of Andhra pradesh, Rep. by its principal Secretary, General Administration rSR-t) Department,'A.p.' Secretaridt. V;6;puili, G;;i;; District, (A.p.), S:ZZSOZ. 2. The State oi Andhra pradesh, Rep. by its principal Secretary. Finance ^ lepartment, A p. Secretariat, Vetagapudi,'crntu," oiiiiici rp"pi t-drs'0i"""" 3. rhe state of reranqana. nepi'oy'iG- pii*ipii"'dLir"iuii-"6i"",rr , SS llll:l* lion (S pF-N/C )_Departnient, f . s. secreia riat Hyoeiaoao,.' 4. I ne urare of tetanoana,.Rep. by its principal Secretary. Finance Department, _ Telangana Secretaiiat, Hyoerau6d-soobod- -""'' 5. The Member Secretary- to Advisory committee, Andhra pradesh Re- _ organization, TelanganaSecretariat, Hyderabad.--- ti. the Union of lndia, Rep. _by its Secietary. |\/iinistry of personnel, pG and Pensions. Department of p6rsonnel ano'iriining,'f_orrnalf<- gi;a;b;, Kh;; Market, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Articre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or Direction more particurarry one in 77 the nature of Writ of lt4andamus, a) To call for the records relating to Order No. (1) 12017 in F.No. A-110141101201a-AT (part-2), dated 04-10-2017 issued by the Government of lndrir, Ivlinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Depadment of Pers,rnnel and Training, New Delhi and its consequential Order issued in G.O.lr,4s.No.133, General Administration (SR-l) Department, dated 04- 1O-2O17 issued by the 1't Respondent recommending the petitioners for atlocation to the State of Andhra Pradesh without considering the options exercised by the p€,titioners even without notice or affording an opportunity of hearing which is recluired as the domicile has been modified and set aside the same in so far as the petitioners are concerned and consequently declare that the petitioners domicile is in the State of Telangana by virtue of their local status as per the provisions o'' the Presidential Order and further direct the Government of Telangana to initiate steps to bring back the petitioners to the State of Telangana and direct the Govelnment of Andhra Pradesh to send the petitioners back to the State of Telangana without insisting for any hyper technicalities involved in the subject matter in the: same capacity i.e. Record Assistants, which post they were holding in the erstwhile HOD of A.P. Administrative Tribunal. b) by declaring the entire action of the respondents in not considering the services of the petittoners for re-allotment to the State of Telangana having regard to their local status and long service rendered in the said State consequent to the abolition of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad vide Notification G.S.R.30 (E) dated 14-01- 2020 and the Amended Notification S.O. 886(E) datecl 27 -02-2020, while considerrng the cases of other similarly situated, erstwhile A.P.A.T employees vide Order No.P-260121112018-AT (Vol.1) of the 6th respondent rn furtherance of orders of this Hon'b,le court in W.P.Nos.18559l2O2O and W. P.No.3403/2021 rlw orders issued vide t3.O.Ms.No.87 Finance (HR|V.Vll) Department, dt.15.07.2021 of the 4rh respondent is as highly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of all principles of natural justice, opposed to equity principle. c) and consequently to direct the respondrlnts consider the cases of the petitioners herein for re- allocation of their Siervices to the State of Telangana to that of other similarly situated employeer; whose services were re-allocated vide Order No. P- 260121112O18-AT (\tol.1 ) of the 6th respondent in furtherance of orders of this Hon'bleCourt in W.P.Nos.1 855912020, dt.22.01.2021 and W.P.No.3403/2021, dr'07 07 '2021 r/w orders issued vide G.o.rvs.No.87 Finance (HRIU.VT) Department, dt.15.07.2021 of the 4th respondent (Prayer is Amended as per court order dt 30-12-2024, vide rA. 1 of 2024 in W.P. No.24457 of 2023) lA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 preased to direct the respondents consider the cases of the petitioners herein for reallocation of their services to the state of rerangana to that of other simirarry situated employees whose services were re-alocated vide order No-p-26 o12r1r2o1g-AT (Vold) of the 6th respondent in furtherance of orders of this Hon,bre court in w.P.Nos.1855g/2o20, dt.22.01 .2021 and w.p.No.34o3r2o21 , d1.0r.07.2021 rrw orders issued vide G.o.iVrs.No.87 Finance (HRl'/.v[) Department, dt.1s.or.2021 of the 4th respondent, pending disposal of the main Writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI. J. NAGARAJA RAO counsel for the Respondent No.3: Gp FoR GENERAL ADMrNrsrRATroN Counsel for the Respondent No.1,2&5: SRI A. RAGHURAM , AGp FOR A.p. Counsel forthe Respondents: SRI p. GOVIND REDDY (SPECTAL COUNSEL FOR A.P) Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI S. SUMAN, Gp FOR SERVICES lll Counsel for the Respondent No.6: DY. SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT The Court made the following: ORDER I I i THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGII AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITION No.24457 of 2023 ORDER: Learned counsel Sri J.Nagaraja Rao appears for the petitioners Sri A.Raghuram, learned Assistant Government Pleader for lr.ndhra Pradesh, appea,rs for respondents No.l, 2and5 Sri S.Suman, learned Government Pleader for Services - llJ , appears for respondent No.4.

2. The writ petition is preferred for the follorn'ing prayer: "For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioners pray that this Honble Court may bc pleased to issue al a.ppropriate writ, order or direction more particulariy one in the nature of Writ of Maldamus: tr call for the records relating to Order No.(l)/ a) 2Ol7 rn r.No.A-11014/ lOl2OI4-AT {part-2), dated 04-I0- 20 I 7 issued by the Government of India, Mitistry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi and its consequential Ordcr rssued in G.O.Ms.No. 133, General Administration (SR-l) Dt:partment, dated O4-7O-2O17 issued b)' the 1"t Respondr:nt recommending the peLitioners for allocation to 2 the State of Andhra Pradesh wit1lout considering the options exercised by the petitioners even without notice or allording an opportunity of hear.ing which is required as the domicile has been modified and set aside the same in so far as the petitioners are concerned and consequen y declare that the petitioners' domicile is in the State of Telarrgana by virtue of their local status as per the provisions of the Presidential Order and further direct the Government of Telangana to initiate steps to bring back the petitioners to the State of Telargana ald direct the Government of Andhra Pradcsh to send the pctitioners back to the State of Telalgana without insisting for any hyper technicalities involved in the subject matter in t}re same capacity i.e. Rccord Assistants, which post they were holding in the erstwhile HOD of A.p. Administrative Tribunal. (b) by declaring the entire action of.the respondents in not considering the services of the pctitioners for reallotment to the State of Telangana having regard to their local status and long service rendered in Lhe sard State consequent to the abolition of A. p.Administrative Tribunal, Hyderqbad vide Notihcation G.S.R. 30(E) dated 14-O|-2O2O and the Amended Notihcation S.O.886(E) dated 27 -O2-2O2O, while considering the cascs of other similarly situated erstwhile A.P.A.T employees vide Order No.P-26OI2/l/ 2O18-AT (Vol.1) of r]'e 6t1, respondenr in furtherance of orders of this Honble court in W.P.Nos.18559 / 2O2O & W.P.No.34O3l 2021 r/w orders issued vide G.O.Ms.No.87 Frnance (HRM.VII) Department, dt.l5.O7.2O2I of the 4th respondent is as highly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of all principles of natural justice, opposed to equity principle. -: ' ]t*'--.;il -l I i ! : I I er-rd consequently to direct tJle respondents c) considcr the cases of the petitioners herein for reallocation of their Siervices to the State of Telangana to that of other similarly situated employees whose servicers were reallocat':d vide Order No.P-26O12l I 12O 18-AT (Vol. 1) of the 6th rcspondent in furtherance of orders ol this Honble in W.P.Nos. 18559 /2020, dt.22.O1,.2021 & Court W.P.No.3 403/2 O2l, dt.O7.O7.2O2l tlw orders issued vide (HRM.VII) Department, G.O.Ms.ll1o.87 Finarce dt. 15.07 2O2l of the 4th respondent ald to pass such other orrler or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and protr,cr in the circumstances of the case." , (

3. Learn,:d counsel for the petitioners submits the request for reallocation of the cadre of the petitioners to the State of Telangala is likely to be considered in view of some policv decision which has been arrived at between the two States. Therefore, he seeks permission to withdraw the writ pel,ition with liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court in case any adverse decision is taken.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents report obj ection. 4

5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty- However, there shatl be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/. A MED ABDULLA ISTANT R AN TRAR SECTION OFFICER I One CC to SRl. J. NAGARAJA RAO, Advocate IOPUCI One CC to SRl. P. GOVIND REDDY(SPEC|AL CoUNS-EL FOR A p) [OPUC] Two CCs to cP FOR GENERAL AD|V|N|STRAT|ON, High Court foi the State ofTelangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES lll, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to DY. SOLICITOR GENERAL OF tNDtA [OPUC] One CC to SRl. P. GOVIND REDDY, SPECTAL COUNSEL FOR A p tOpUCl Two CD Copies JP

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