STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND V. RANGA RAOAND ORS. vs K. RANGANATHAN AND ORS. AND THE STATE OFANDHRA PRADESH AND

The Supreme Court held that the Government retained the power to revise the seniority list of Junior Engineers transferred to the State Electricity Board under G.O.Ms. No. 1166 dated 7.11.1973. The Court established that the transfer was on an 'as is' basis, including seniority, but the Government's power to alter seniority was not extinguished by the transfer. The Court allowed the appeals, affirming that the Government could change the seniority of employees as of October 1, 1973 or prior, despite the High Court's ruling to the contrary.