C. RADHAKRISHNA REDDY AND ORS. vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

The Supreme Court, in a writ petition under Article 32, upheld the Government's circular regarding the seniority list of promotee engineers in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering Service, referencing the guidelines established in K. Siva Reddy & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. The Court emphasized that the recruitment rules must be followed, mandating that 37.5% of vacancies be filled by direct recruitment, and directed the State Government to ascertain the substantive vacancies as of December 31, 1982. The Court found no justification to interfere with the Government's direction, thus dismissing the petitioners' challenge.