GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public Services - Fixing of the inter-se-seniority of persons recruited direct to Subordinate Services in Telangana and Andhra Areas on and after 1-11-1956 - Orders - Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-A) DEPARTMENT.
G.O. (P) No. 355 Dated:27-2-1962
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From the Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission Lr. No. 1887-B, dt. 9-1-1962.
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ORDER:
In the letter cited, the secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, has stated, among other things, that Telangana area is regarded as a separate unit for recruitment to subordinate Services on and after 1-11-1956 and a separate list of candidates is drawn up by the Commission in all cases of direct recruitment following the rule of reservation. He has also stated in the case of offices of the Heads of Departments and Secretariat, the second out of every ·three vacancies, should be given to a candidate possessing the domicile qualification of 5 years' residence in the Telangana area, whereas in the case of other offices, recruitment is made not with reference to the Proportion of 2:1 but with reference to the vacancies arising in the respective areas. In view of the above, he has enquired as to how to determine the inter-se-seniority f candidates selected for the same category of posts in both the areas inter-se-seniority of candidates holding posts of cooperative sub-Registrars etc, which are of a State wide nature, for the claims of both Andhra and Telangana candidates have to be considered for promotion to the next higher category of posts.
2. All direct recruitment after 1-11-1956 is governed by Andhra Pradesh Service Rules. Candidates recruited to Subordinate Services in the Telangana area on and after 1-11-1956 are therefore, Governed by the Andhra or Andhra Pradesh Service Rules. According to General Rule 85(a), which applies to both Andhra and Telangana Regions on and from 1-11-1956, the seniority of a person in a service class, category or grade shall, unless he has been reduced to a lower rank as a punishment should be determined by the date of his first appointment to such service, class, category or grade. The Government therefore direct that the inter-se-seniority of Andhra and Telangana personnel recruited to each of the regions separately should be determined according to the above general rules. In case where the dates of their first appointment to a particular category to be the same, the persons concerned may be taken into account for determining their inter-Se-seniority, a person having more age may be declared as senior to the person having less age, but there may be certain cases where the ages of the persons concerned may be the same. In such a case·, the concerned authority may be permitted to use his discretion to fix their inter-se-seniority.
3. Necessary amendments to the General Rules for the State and Subordinate Services and the special Rules for the Services General Administration (Services.D) and the recruitments of the concerned respectively.
(By order and in the Name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh)
M.PURUSHOTHAM
Chief Secretary to Government