P.Fazul Muhammad khan, v. State of A.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner, appointed as a Family Welfare Worker on compassionate grounds in 1996, was later posted as M.P.H.A.(M) in 2010. The respondents refused to fix his seniority or consider him for promotion to M.P.H.S.(M), contending his appointment as M.P.H.A.(M) was not in consonance with recruitment rules. The High Court held that having continued the petitioner in the post for over 15 years, the respondents could not deny seniority. The petition was disposed of with directions to fix the petitioner's seniority from the date his junior was regularly promoted and to consider him for further promotion within four months.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to fix petitioner's seniority in M.P.H.A.(M) cadre from the date his junior was regularly promoted, and to consider him for further promotion to M.P.H.S.(M) within four months.