On 29.05.1995, the Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.
The appellants who were working as Assistant Conservators of Forests challenged the amendments to Rule 2 of the Forest Service Rules by G.O.Ms.
35 adding a proviso to Rule 2 of the Forest Service Rules that Forest Range Officers who secured first and second ranks in their batches for Honours in Rangers Training Course shall be eligible for appointment as Assistant Conservators and this G.O.Ms.
In response to the Circular, the Government of Andhra Pradesh sent the Forest Range Officers, who had secured honours in Forest Ranger Course, on deputation to the State Forest College for training as Assistant Conservators of Forests during the period 08.04.1986 to 23.06.1994.
No.35 and G.O.Ms.
No.51 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal and thereafter before the High Court.
No.51 was published in the Gazette of Andhra Pradesh on 12.09.1996.
35 was published in the Gazette of the Andhra Pradesh on 01.06.1995.
No.51 amending this proviso to Rule 2 of the Forest Service Rules so as to provide that Forest Range Officers who secured Honours in their batches in the Rangers Training Course shall be eligible for appointment as Assistant Conservators and this G.O.Ms.
On 13.11.1994, the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal delivered a judgment in O.A. No.3258 of 1994 holding that the deputation of Forest Range Officers, namely, Sri B. Narayan Reddy and Sri T. Thimma Reddy, for training as Assistant Conservators of Forests was companytrary to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Service Rules, 1965 for short the Forest Service Rules .
14689 of 2001, 25322 of 2001, 24420 of 1997 and Writ Petition No.22926 of 2001 for short the impugned judgment .
K. PATNAIK, J. These are appeals against the judgment and order dated 05.04.2002 of the Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a batch of Writ Petitions Nos.
On 03.07.1995, the Andhra Pradesh Government issued G.O.Ms.
