The Tribunal by the impugned order struck down the said Government order and directed that the appellant would be accorded seniority from the date when he joined the post of Sub Inspector of Police Civil treating him as a direct recruit.
344 dated June 11, 1982, took the view that the entire period of service of the appellant as Reserve SubInspector of Police should be companynted under Rule 15 c of the Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service Rules and directed that the appellant would be accorded seniority from the date of his first appointment to the post of Reserve Sub Inspector of Police, that is.
The Government in its order being GOMS No.
Pursuant to an advertisement in the local newspaper inviting applications for the posts of SubInspec tor of Police Civil , the appellant applied for the post and appeared in the written test and viva voce test.
Subba Rao for the Appellant.
After the companypletion of his probationary period, he was companyfirmed in the post on November 29, 1978.
He was selected and appointed to the post on December 14, 1976 on probation for two years along with thirtyseven others.
It was further directed that this order shall, however.
Thereafter, the appellant made a repre sentation to the Government.
It appears that the Inspector General of Police did number accede to the request of the appellant to take into account the period of his service as Reserve Sub Inspector of Police in companyputing his seniority in the new post of Sub inspector of Police Civil .
Being aggrieved by the said Government order, a number of Sub Inspectors of Police Civil filed three sets of applications to the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal under paragraph 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal order, 1975 challenging the validity of the said Government order and praying for setting aside of 1014 the same.
From the Judgment and Order dated 22.8.1983 of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad in Representation Petition.
from December 30, 1968, placing him below Shri Khaja Mohiuddin and above Shri S.K. Ahmed in the list of Sub Inspectors of Police Civil .
1899 and 1950 of 1982.
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In the impugned Government order, the Government took the view that the appellant was transferred from the post of Reserve SubInspector of Police to that of Sub Inspector of Police Civil under Rule 15 c of the Andhra Pradesh Police Subordinate Service Rules.
Further, it was directed that the promotional benefits given to the appellant would be regulated on and from the date he joined the said post of Sub Inspector of Police Civil .
number become, a precedent for others.
1013 P. Rao, K. Ram Kumar, Vimal Dave, C. Markendeya and Gururaja Rao for the Respondents.
The following Judgment of the Court was delivered This appeal by special leave is directed against the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hydera bad, holding that the appellant was appointed to the post of Sub Inspector of.
10539 of 1983.
Hence this appeal by special leave.
Police Civil as a direct recruit and directing that he shall be accorded seniority from the date when he joined the post on such appointment.
On December 30, 1968, the appellant, who was then an undergraduate, was appointed to the post of Reserve Sub Inspector of Police.
During his service in that post, he passed the B.A. Examination of the Osmania University in April 197 1.
Rule 15 c is as follows Rule 15 c .
