STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH Vs. V C SUBBARAYUDU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Judgment dated December 20, 1991 of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (for short 'Tribunal') is impugned before us. By this judgment the Tribunal gave a direction that Accountants belonging to Subordinate Accounts Service (SAS) of the Accountant General Office who were working on the date of take over as the Divisional Accountants in the State Service shall also be given option to be absorbed in State as per GOM(s) 304 of November 20, 1979 issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. According to the appellant the State of Andhra Pradesh the GOM 304 contemplated option only from Divisional Accountants in the Accountants General office on the date of take over in the State service.

(2.) As to how the controversy arose can be best seen by reference to GOM 304 itself. As to the necessity for creating a separate service for State of the Divisional Accountants, it records as under:

(3.) GOM 304 further records as to how and on what terms and conditions take over of the cadre of Divisional Accountants from the administrative control of the Accountant-General of the Andhra Pradesh would take place. This is in para 5 and, in relevant part, it is as under: