Appeal by special leave from the Judgment and Order dated 12 6 1975 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Writ Appeal NO.
Narasimhulu for all the Respondents in CA 1781/77.
Kanta Rao for RR 1 3 in CA 1441/77, in CA 1442/77 for RR 4, 8 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24, in CA 1769/77 for RR 1 35, 37 47, 49 62, 64, 65, 67 79, 81 83, 85, 87, 89, 91 99, 101 104, 106 108, 110 114, 116 117, 119 123, in CA 2670 for RR 1 5, 7 12 and 14 16 and 19 20 and in SLP 251/79 for RR 1 8.
Subba Rao in CA 1434 for RR1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 11, in CA 1440/77 for RR 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 16, in CA 1457/77 for Respondent Sole , CA 1459/77 for RR 2, 3 and 4, CA 1484/77 for RR 1 2, 16 20, 22, 23, 28, 30, 32, 35 and in CA 1764/77 for Respondent Sole .
Rama Reddy, G. S. Narayana and G. N. Rao for the Appellant in all the matters.
1434 85/77, 2669/79 2670/79, 1763 1781/ 77, 2511, 2625, 2679, 2776/77, 332, 333, 909 930/78 and S.L.Ps.
313 of 1975.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal NO.
70/76, 1769/77, 4246, 4379/77 and 251/79.
2 4 , CA 1461/77 for R.17 , CA 1463/77 for RR l 2 and R. 10 in CA 1464/77 for R.1 in CA 1466/77 for R.1, 1468/77 for both the Respondents, 1470/ 77 for R. 1, CA 1476/77 for R. 2, 1481 for RR, 1767/77 for R. 1, 1768/77 for RR 1, 2, 4, and 5 8, 1773/77 for RR 1 4 and 5, 2625/ 77 for R.1, 2511/77 for all the RRs.
Connected with Civil Appeal NOS.
Ram Kumar and Mrs. J. Ramachandran for the RR in CA 1472/77, CA 1473/77 for RR 1 5, 7, 8, 14, 15 and CA 1485 for all RRs.
383 Of 1976.
Parthasarthy for the Respondent in CAs 383/76, 1443/77, 1444/77 for R. 5 , CA 1456/77 for RR.
332/78 for R.3, 930/78 for RR.
SLP 1769/76 for RR 1 4, 5 7.
That depends on whether the Government is companypetent to withhold the Selection Grade pay scales companytrary to FR 22 a to which the respondents were entitled on their being appointed to Selection Grade posts.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by SEN, J. This and the companynected 81 appeals by special leave and seven special leave petitions directed against various judgments and orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, raise a companymon question Whether it is permissible for the State Government of Andhra Pradesh to enforce sub r. 2 of r. 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 1969 hereinafter referred to as the Rules issued by the State Government under proviso to Art.
