Andhra Pradesh Fundamental Rules

The respondent, a bill collector in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, was suspended in 1997 on allegations of accepting a bribe. He was later acquitted in the criminal trial because the complainant turned hostile and the prosecution failed to prove the gratuity was illegal. The competent authority, after re‑…

The Andhra Pradesh government, after coming to power in 1983, reduced the superannuation age for most government employees from 58 to 55 years by issuing an order and two notifications, claiming it would create employment opportunities for youth. Over 28,000 employees were forced to retire, prompting writ petitions cha…

The Supreme Court examined a series of appeals concerning senior government employees who were paid less than their juniors in the same cadre after promotions under Andhra Pradesh Fundamental Rules. The seniors argued that this violated the constitutional principle of "equal pay for equal work" under Articles 39(d), 14…