T. VENKATA REDDY ETC. ETC, versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

T. VENKATA REDDY ETC. ETC, versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Posts abolished by the challenged Ordinance are not revived upon its lapse; abolition is a completed event not subject to revival or continuation, and the abolition does not infringe Article 21 as it does not deprive petitioners of life or liberty.

Parties
Petitioner: T. Venkata Reddy etc. etc.; Respondent: State of Andhra Pradesh; Intervener: Union of India; Intervener: K. Ram Kumar
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 March 1985
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition / Final Decision
Outcome
Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Ordinance Making Power, Abolition of Posts, Village Administration, Fundamental Rights
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Ordinance Making Power Abolition of Posts Village Administration Fundamental Rights

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Parties

T. Venkata Reddy etc. etc.

Petitioner

State of Andhra Pradesh

Respondent

Union of India

Intervener

K. Ram Kumar

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Constitutional validity of Andhra Pradesh Abolition of Posts of Part-time Village Officers Ordinance, 1984
  2. 2 Whether posts abolished by lapsed Ordinance are revived
  3. 3 Whether abolition of posts infringes Article 21 of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

Posts abolished by the challenged Ordinance are not revived upon its lapse; abolition is a completed event not subject to revival or continuation, and the abolition does not infringe Article 21 as it does not deprive petitioners of life or liberty.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed