S. PRAKASHA RAO AND ANR. vs COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES AND ORS.

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975, particularly focusing on Article 371-D of the Constitution. The Court held that the President's power to organize local cadres is valid and that the State Government's subsequent creation of divisions within the Warangal Zone, reallocating employees, does not contravene the provisions of the Order. The Court affirmed the legality of maintaining common seniority for promotions across the districts within the zone.