Disposed

Pagidi Damodar v. The State of Telangana And 2 Others

Telangana HC7 Jan 2022WP/10051/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The petitions concerned promotional avenues for Agriculture Extension Officers and government orders keeping the relevant amendment in abeyance. The court disposed of the petitions, directing the State Government to take a final decision within three months and vacating any earlier interim orders.

What did the court decide?

State Government directed to take a final decision within three months; any earlier interim orders vacated.

Pagidi Damodar Vs The State of Telangana And 2 Others — Service and Employment | Telangana HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA AND

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI

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IT PE TION N S:4574 430 8 2018 17089 0F 2019 & 10051 0F 2020

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WPN o: 457041of2 't8

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Between:

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AND

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.,.PETITIONER

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1 IP9,:i:_Of^{Tetangana, Represented} by its^princioa cooperation odpl.t]i"ii, becreranat Buirding,HyderasecretarY, Agricultural and

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1. The Commissioner and D Ig*r#%",s1t{"h',ruiffimNZtfi ,fi I#",-T:f 8:fi :#:"d,0

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K. Parasuramulu, Slo X.Vr

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oep,.tm"nt, n6li;,i;;,j,"$iE!;lp:fl ,..rrf ro:,?:f ff3.tg,.,S*lii:?

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Rakesh Goud, S/o Raman oup,.t,ent}i!il;i;?: F;;;'"",ija#Bf,flP"fars, occ AEo, Asricurture

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M,:,H:fiift*;31?5tri-?ii^{Ased 37 years,} occ,AEo, Asricurture Department,

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6 K.Ravinder, S/o Chandraial uepartment,Khammam o,r?1,$9"0 35 vears, occ AEo, Khammam, Agricutture

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7 b'#:[ff :n]' rt'1!j]]T'#.i|;fr"d^{4 1} vea rs, occ,AB o, Narketpa rri, Asricurture

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8 3,,frxi 36 years, occ AEo, Asricurture Department, ^?flj:!8,:[t,on"o

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L-

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M.Umesh, S/o Bi rshamaiah,^{Aged33 years, Occ'ABO, Agriculture Department,} Suryapet, Nalgor^1a District.

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10.S.Srilatha, D/o St^{Ramulu, Aged 35 years, Occ'ABO, Agriculture Department,} Pinapaka, Khamr^{ram District.}

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K.Shravan, S/o^{V, rnkataiah,Aged 35 years, Occ,ABO, Agriculture Department'} Bommalaramaran,^{NalgondaDistrict.}

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12,K.Laxman Singh,^{i/o Hemla,Aged37 years, occ,ABo,Agricu|ture Department,} Mahabubnagai,^{lv ahabubnagar District.}

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13.K.Raiu. S/o Bikshr^{maiah, Aged 33 years, occ ABO, AgricultureDepartment,} Narsipur, Medak^{r )istrict}

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'l4.JettiNaqaraiu,S/oRamulu,Aged3Tyears'Occ'ABO'Agriculture Departrient,Pebbz^{r, Mahabubnagar ulstrrcl}

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15.P.Damodar,S/oR;maiah'Aged35years'OccABO'AgricultureDepartment' Gaiwel, Medak^Disrict'

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34^{years, Occ ABO, Agriculture Department'}

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16.T.Geetha,^{D/o Rajz mallaiah'Aged} '" frrfJOcnaL nanga R rddy District'

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d 35^{years, Occ,ABO' Agriculture Department'}

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1. A.Ramchander.^{S/< Posham'Age} ' koutala, Adilabad ['istrict'

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years, Occ,ABO,^{Agriculture Department'}

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18.Y.Kama.^{S/o Padm )rah'Aged 39} " oomirar waranga District'

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Occ,ABO,^{AgricultureDePartment'}

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lg.Sidam^{Ramu, S/o E arik Rao' Aged 35 years'} Beiiur,^{AdilabadDts lnct'}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition^{underAt icle 226 of the Constituti'onof lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{stated in u} "'itii'uiit tir"Jjnerewitn-tr; in[f,f: TiJ t""l""rX?ii: issue a^{writ of Certiorarr oeclaringthe G'o'Ms*.11} , r i respondent^{for providing} l"^.iri'i o"prr,r"nt,^{dt )s.09.2018 issued bv tnSrr' l"uu"I""ie.s.(Vocational)} SX*"r'"'-".'19'Crade-t^{ar d Grade-llAE:osh?'vi!-s ltti.", ny trans'eror-promotion} [khTi.l%rJlll",:i[l:.t'ilJ'+:iii:i:i':+uig*'sls"*1""i'l",Tili}: H::s:ff [T^{i: I xi ;l ;':} u"i:lJ'li'⁾ " : I : ,8JH^{11 s I I ; i',} ^tl:,'il# "]J ;i C-ooperation^{";;*l;";or (FP-l),,Depz As r cu tu} ii SII ;i'ii .j ib[.:i"Y:,i: :r tr.,ni; iiiTfl t :l: roid. ultravires^{to the provr:} the same. Article'l6^{of Constitution o} unconstitutional' l.yll,i:f ii,i, "'*iqrrsh

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lA NO: 2 oF 2018

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Petition under^{Section 151 cPCprayingthat in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support^{of the petition,the High court may be pleased} !o_^{s-tf pend} if," opuiution of G.O.Ms^{No. 95 Agriculture andCo-Operation(Agri.ll),05 09.2018} issued by 1st respondent^{pendingdisposal of the above writ petition'}

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Counsel for the^{Petitioner:MiS. T V SRI DEVI}

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Counsel for the^{Respondent Nos'1 & 2:GPFORAGRICULTURE/} GP FOR SERVICES^III

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Counsel for the^{Respondent Nos.3to 19: SRI' CHANDRAIAHSUNKARA}

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WP NO :43044 OF²⁰¹⁸

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Between:

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A.Naveen Kumar,^{S/o A.Ramulu,Aged about 33 years, AgricultureExtension} Officer,Kethireddypally,Balanagarl'4andal,l'4ahaboobnagarllrstrrct'

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ch.Devender,^{s/o Rarnulu,Aged about. 28 years, Agriculture Extension officer,} Peddakaparthy, Chityala^{lvlandal,NalgondaDistrict}

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Band|a Suman,^{s/o Venkateswarlu,Aged about. 28 year:r AgricultureExtension}

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Ofii."i, V-naparthy, Lingala Ghanpur lr/andal, Janagaon District'

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4'K.SravanKumar,s/oK.Bheemaiah,Agedabout.2Syears,AgncultureExtension orti"e',Damaragidda,DamaragiddaMandal'MahaboobnagarlJiStrlct.

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5.Smt.G.Sujatha,d/oG.lddaiah,Aged^about24yearc'AgricultureExtension Officer, Dindi,^{Dindi N/andal, Nalgonda District'}

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f,4.Venkatesh, s/o^{lvl.Gopalji,Ageda aboul 2T} -years,^{AgricultureExtension} - Ottl""r", Limk'ata, Nantia tr/andal, Mahaboobnagar District'

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B.Aravind Gowd, s/o^{Gopal Gowd,Aged about.26 years,Agriculture Extension} Oftic"r, Pullimamidi,^{Utkoor l,4andal,MahaboobnagarDistrict}

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B.R.Sardar,s/oRKotya,Agedabout26yqap,AgricultureExtensionOfficer' Gajinagar. Kondamalleoallv^{l,4andal,Nalqonda Distrlct'}

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g.MuthineniVenkatesh,sioKarunakar,Agedabout.24.years,Agriculture - E*t;;tio; Officer Visnoor, Palakurlhy Mandal, Janagaon District' 10. B.Mallesh, s/o Jangaiah,^{Aged about.33 years, Agriculture Extension officer,} Devarkonda, Devarakonda^{Mandal, Nalgonda District'}

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1.1 .Erugu Karunakar,^{s/o Benzimen, Aged a.bout.29.years, Agjiculture Extension} Offiier, Kanchanapally,^{Raghunadhapallylvlandal, JanagaonDistrrct'}

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12.lr,4.Anranevulu,, s/o^{Ramulu, Aged about.24 yearc, AgricultureExtensronofficer,} Devaiakohda, Devarakonda^{I\4andal,NalgondaDistrict}

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Kranthi Kumar, s/o chukkaiah,^{Agedabout.24 years, AgricultureExtension} Officer, Gundala, Gundala^{lr,4andal, JanagaonDistrict.}

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14.A.Veeresh, s/o^{Pr llaiah, Aged about.27 years, Agriculture Extension officer,} Gudiwada, Kethep^{rlly Mandal, NalgondaDistrict.}

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- Humera,, Nered ugjilmmu, s/o^{Jal Ne'edugr=omma} lr^{Aged about. Mandal, 27 Na yeats, Agficulture lgonda District'Extensionofficer,}

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Smt. odela sand}^{a, d/o Sampath Aged aboul30years,. AgricultureExtension} - Ofrii"i V"iim"la, F ahachandrbpuram Mandal, Rangareddy District f

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17.A.Raiu, s/o Ailai; h,^{Aged about. 3'l years,Agriculture Extensionofficer,} Kunaram, Srirampr^{r Mandal, Peddapally District'}

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N.Ravindra Rao, Jo^{Ramulu, Aged about. 36 years, Agriculture Extension} - OftiCer, Peddaredd gudem, Damapally lr/andal, Khammam District'

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19.C.Lakpathi,s/oGzrgaramAgedabout':9t9?tt.AgrrcultureExtensionOfficer' Muchkoor, Bheemi^{gal Mandal, Nizamabad District'}

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P.Abhilash Yadav,^{s/o srinivas, Aged about. 26 years, AgricultureExtension} -^- Otficer, Sreenadha^{)uram, Anumulalvlandal,Nalgonda District'}

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K.Ramesh, s/o^{Ver kataiah, Agedabout. 28 years, Agriculture Extensionofficer,} - CuOOimatt<'apur, He nwada Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District'

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22.Smt. M.Sravya,^{D/r Madhu, Aged about.23 years, Agriculture Extensionofficer,} -- Vinagapalty, Y'ada lirigutta Mandal' Yadadri Bhongir District

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G.Awappa, s/o^F anumanthu,^{Aged about. 27 years, AgricultureExtension} - Ottiier,'Muthukupa ly, Kothapally Mandal, Vikarabad District'

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24.G.Atchuth, s/o^{sar raiah, Aged about. 27 yeas, Agriculture Extension officer,} Kandugala, Huzura:ad^{Mandal, Karimnagar District'}

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S.Srikanth, s/o^{Rr dhakrishna,Agedabout.25 years, AgricultureExtension} Officer, Challur,^{Ve ;navanka Mandal, Karimnagar District'}

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26.Smt.B.Vigneswari,^{d/o Ramaiah, Aged about.} ?7 v9?rs,^{AgricultureExtension} Officer, C--hennur,^{F llakurthyMandal, Janagaon District'}

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B.Praveen, s/o^Pe lda^{Desaiah, Aged about. 28 years, AgricultureExtension} Officer, Polepally,^{( handampet Mandal, Nalgonda District'}

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Ch.Ganesh Kuma , s/o^{Bala Ratnam,Aged about. 37 years,Agriculture} Extension Officer, f rigiripally,^{Galwel Mandal, Siddipet District'}

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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State of Telangana^{Agriculture and cooperation (Agrl.ll)Departmentsecretariat,} Hyderabad, Rep.by its^{Principal Secretary to Government'}

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The Commissioner^{and Director of Agriculture,State of Telangana,} Basheerbagh,^{HYdt rabad.}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under^{Ar '.icle226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated^{in t-re affidavitfiled therewith,the High Court may be pleased} to issue a writ, order^{or direction, more particularly a writ in the natLtreof writ of}

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tuANDAI,IUS declaring the G.o.lvls.No.95,^{dated 05-09-2018of the 1st respondent} i.e., state of Telangana,^{Agricultureand cooperation(Agri.ll)Department,} Secretariat, Hyderabad^{rep.by its Principal Secretary, whereina notificationwas} issued by inserting the^{provisounder Rule-6(2Xb) of the Adhoc Rules issuedin} G.O.Ms.No.16, Agriculture^{and Cooperation Department,dated21-01-2000 by} providing promotional avenues to the^{Agriculture Extension officers with the} qualificaiion of B.Sc., (Vocational) Dry Land^{Agriculture in the Department of} Agriculture only as one time^{measure for the in-serviceAgricultureExtension} Oificers as a special case,^{as bad,illegal, arbitrary, opposed to law'}

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IA NO: 1 OF 2018

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Petition under Section¹⁵¹ CPC^{praying thatin the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of^{the petition,the High coud may be pleasedto} SUSPEND the G.O.Ms.No.95,^{dated05-09-2OlB of lst respondent i'e, State of} Telangana, Agriculture and cooperation^{(Agri.ll) Department,secretariat,} Hyderabad ,^pending disposal^{of the main writ petition.}

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Counsel for the Petitioners:SRl'^{M VIDYASAGAR}

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Counsel for the Respondents:^{GP FORAGRICULTURE}

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WP NO: 46898 OF 2018

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Between:

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G. Venkatesh, S/o. Lingaiah,^{age. 38 years, occ.Agriculture Extensionofficer} Gr.l, O/o. District Agricultural^{Officer, Yadadri Bhongir District.}

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M. Shravya, D/o. Madhu,^{age.23 years, Occ. Agriculture Extension Officer Gr'll,} Vangapally Cluster, Yadagiri^{Gutta (Mandal) Yadadri Bhongir District}

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S.Veeran Kumar, S/o. Matlesh,^{age. 29 years' Occ' Agriculture Extension Officer} Gr.ll, Madapuram Cluster, Turkapally^{(Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir District.}

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P. Prasanna, D/o. Srinu, age.^{24 years,Occ.Agriculture Extension OfficerGr.11,} Aroor Cluster, Valigonda^{(Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir District'}

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B. Ramesh, S/o. Yadagiri, age.24^{years,Occ.Agriculture Extension Officer Gr.ll,} Chaada Cluster, Motakondur^{(Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir District.}

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K.Aruna, D/o. Kanakaiah ,age. 23^years, Occ.^{Agriculture Extension Officer Gr.ll,} Jangam Cluster, Narayanpur^{(N/andal),Yadadri Bhongir District.}

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K. Vennala, D/o. Galaiah, age. 23^years, Occ. Agriculture Extension^Officer Choutuppal Cluster, Choutuppal^(lVandal), Yadadri Bhongir District.

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J. Saidulu, S/o. Narsimha, age.29^years, Occ. Agriculture Extension Officer Gr.ll Dattappagudem Cluster, It/othkur (lVandal) Yadadri Bhongir District.

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P. Swetha, D/o. Venkanna, age.28 years, Occ. Agriculture Extension Officer Gr,ll Chowlamallaram Cluster, Addagudur (Mandal) Yadadri Bhongir District.

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10.T.Swetha'W/o.RrjeshBabu,age.32years,pggAgricqltureExtensionofficer'- erLi, Moii1ondur iluster, Motak5ndur (Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir District

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11.G. Davakar, S/o. I nlaiah,^{age.29years,occ.Agriculture Extensionofficer Gr'll,} AOoa-eirow Cluster^{Addaguiur (Mandal), Yadadri Bhongir District'}

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12.Md. Adil, S/o.^{Md. lalal, age. 24years,occ. Agriculture Extensionofficerlndriala} -'Ctuster, Pochampi lly (Mandal) Yadadri Bhongir District'

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13.R.Aniaiah, S/o.Nal^{jaiah, age. 26 years' occ. AgricultureExtelsion officerGr,ll,} -'pJmiiunia Cluste , Rajapet (Manilal), Yadadri Bhongir District

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'14. D.Venkatesh, S/o. Narender, age 25 years,^{Ocro- Agricllture} .Extension^Officer ei.ri nivisii clus^{er, Bhongir (Mandal)YadadriBhongir District'}

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P. Srrnivas, S/o.^{I ,udhakar,age. 25 years, occ.Ag rlculture^Extensionofficer} - Oi.f f , Couienagar )luster, Bhongir (Mandal) Yadadri Bhongir District'

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16.K.Anil, S/o. Narsir^{rha, age. 29 years, occ Agriculture Extension officerGr.ll,} - Ahondir Cluster, Bl ongir (Mandai1, Yadadri Bhongir District'

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lT.V.Geethaniali, D/c^{Jaganmohan,age} ?-6 v9?.,?,^{Occ AgricultureExtension} Ott-iceiCi.it, Surve^{Cluiter,Narayanp-ur(lr/andal) Yadadri Bhongir District,}

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PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 State of Telangana^{rep. by its Principal secretary, Agriculture and cooperation} (Agri.ll) Departmen, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 The Commissioner^{and Director of Agriculture,State of Telangana,} Basheerbagh,^{HYd, rabad.}

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..,RESPONDENTS

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Petition under^{Ar ticle 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated^{in rTe affidavit fited therewith,the High Court maybe-pleased} to issue a writ,^order o^{directionmore particularly one in the natureof writ of} vtanaarua by declaring^{he entire actionof the respondents, particularlythe entire} uciion otthe ist^{respondrnt in issuing the present impugned o!d9r-vlq9G O Ms'No'} sSAgricuttureandCooleration(Agri.ll)Departmentdated5.9.20,lB,whereina notiti"-"ution was^{issued b) insertingthi proviso under Rule6 2 (b) of the ad hoc rules} i.rr"J ln G.o.Ms.No^{t6 ngrt. aid Coop Dept dt , 21 '1 2000' wherein.providing} pa-otionri avenues to^{he"AgricultureExten.sionOfficers with the qualification of} E.Sc lVo.rtional)^{Dry La rd Agiiculture by statingas a one time measure and as a} ;p;;il-";;; ;niy^{to cor fer undue advantage /favoursto a few individualsat their} ;;"*;;"^{ii as nighty illeg ll, arbitrary, uniust, improper' colourable exercise of power'} malafide in^{nature an tunreasonabie and quash/set aside the same and} consequently^{direct the r."ipona"ntt not to efiect promotions in lhe cadreof} A;;;itrr" bffi""r.^{by I ay of appointment by transfer in furtheranceof present} inipugn;O order^{issued ,iie O.d.ills.No. 95 Agricultureand Cooperation (Agri.ll)} Department^{dated 5.9.20 8.}

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IA NO: 10^{F 2018}

petition under section 151 cpc^{praying that in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filed in suppln} "t^{ti" -p"titi"t'.ineHioh Court may be pleasedto} susoend the^{operationor tX"'itp'gn"iG o Ms'No',91Agriculture and Cooperation} il;fiiid;;J#""i^{Jut"os e zdt d issueo bv the 1st respondent'}

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Counsel^{for the Petitioners:SRl'S' SAWANARAYANA RAO}

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Counsel^{for the Respondents: GP FORAGRICULTURE/GP FOR SERVIGESI}

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WPN O:^17Q 890 F 2019

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Between:

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bout 35 vgqrt:'fli,i;#'3$l'ii?:tiJll"Jl

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1. Pa.sidi^olmo!11 :/,1,.1un1uiun'Ased Officer, Present^{o''ng at Jagd'evpurV and M} District,

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,X"tfi.l,"::?,'J::i,i;?it,t%",1i"JJ;i,Xiil:"ff i,ff '3',":[?=Jl,'^i$"Jl District

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D Arun,^{S/o Ganganna,Aged bout.37- yeaF: OccAoriculture Extension Officer'} ru{uno"i and^{Div'ision,AsifabadDistrict}

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present working u, ",rprlYr]"siii,ir'-u ",rprlYr]"siii,ir'-u

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T.Geetha, T.Geetha,^{S/o,Ra1a. Mailaiah, Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1Mailaiah, Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|136fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1}

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present working u, ",rprlYr]"siii,ir'-u ",rprlYr]"siii,ir'-u

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1. T.Geetha, T.Geetha,^{S/o,Ra1a. Mailaiah, Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1Mailaiah, Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1Ased bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1bout 36fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|136fiears,.:fi:"};ti?jtxJltnil3it'"|1} ' Off-rc;r, Piesent workingat lr/edcnat' Medchal Divisi

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'^{i";l:"1,"%t:;i,;;P-ll,ll'll?41",1,'?1'l",Y"fl,[i;3,!i} 'i3H[':[&=t':"1':t1l WanaParthY^District

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'' D.,_vasudhamr.sl9:,.fnsam, 6ifii"t, ptusent working"at Aier'^Aged Armoor lt/andal and^{bout.36 vears,urvrsron'} rT,t "i:ti:y:',{r"rfft8t?L"J'l't1lt'""i":'::

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B Vinod^{Kumar,, S/o-Pentaiah' Ased.bolt3e y"^'1'rti8tt:} d:Ifilj['fr=bl?fi"tl '^-otfiJ.i, Present working at Pangal' Pangal^lv WanaParthY^District

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Kacham^{ShravanKumar' S/o' Venkataiah' Aged bout 39 vears' OccAgriculture} Extension onicer,^{rrJsbn'i";"ii,g-;icndutuppar,Ch'outuppalMandaland} illrlffi",^{j;Di;i";-r,Yadadri-BhuvanasiriDistrict}

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e. Yerra^{Karna, S/o Padmaiah'Ased bout-41} '?'it'r*3;fnfi:Y['#"t5t:"i.:iT " olitir.'pr"sent woriing at Dornakal' Dornaka tr/lahabubabad^District

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lo.Aoidi Ramchander,^{S/o. posham,Aged. bout 36 vears, ocC. Agricurture} Eitension Officer,^{pre"se"nt *"ifli"g'"t Xtnhala, Kouthdla Mandal,Kagaznagar,} Asifabad District

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11.V. Raiitha,^{S/o.MadhavaReddy' Aged bout 37-y-ears' Occ} Aoriculture^Extension " oni"E'i. Present working at'srirangapur' Srirangapur Ma-ndat,^Wanaparthy, WanaParthY^District

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12.K. Parusharamulu, S/o. Yallaiah, Aged^{bout 38 years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present ^/orking at^{Parnangundla,KattangurMandal, Nakrekal,} Nalgonda District

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M. Shankariah, Sy'^,. Not known, Aged^{bout years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present wr rking at Choutuppal,^{ChoutuppalN.4andal Division, Yadadri-} Bhuvanagiri Districl

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Munukuntal Sreeni ras, S/o.Bikshamaih,^{Aged bout 37 years, Occ.Agriculture} Extension Officer,^rresent working^{at Ramannapet, Ramannapel Mandaland} Division, Yadadri B ruvanagiri District

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K. Ravindar, S/o.C randraiah,^{Aged bout 36 years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present vorking at^{Mondikunta AswapuramMandal,Manugur,} Kothagudem Distric^.

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K. Raju, S/o.Fakhe"a, Aged bout 36^{years, Occ.AgJiculture} .Extensign^Officer, Preseht working at teddypalli, Narsapur^{lvlandaland Division, Ir4edak District}

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17.S. Ramu, S/o.Barik Rao, Aged bout 37^{years, Occ. Agriculture ExtensionOfficer,} Present working at lejjur, Bejjur Mandal,^{Kagaznagar, AsifabadDistrict}

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Rakesh Goud Bo rgoni, S/o.Rama^{Narsaiah,Aged bout 37 years,. Occ.} Agriculture Extensir n. Officer, Present^{working at Kandukur,Kandukur Mandal,} Maheshwaram, Rar^ga Reddy District.

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P Ravi, S/o.Ramul r, ,Aged bout 35^{years, Occ. AgricUlture Extension Officer,} Present working al Raikal,. Faroognagar Mandal,^{ShadnagarDivision, Rana.} Reddy District

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K. Laxman Singh, )/o.Hemla, Aged bout 39^{years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present w< rking at lr/arikal, Marikal Mandal,^{Narayanpet,Mahaboob} Nagar District

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Keesara Srinivas, S o.Buchaiah, Aged bout 37^years, Occ.^{AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present wor^(ing at Sirpur-T, Sirpur-T, Kagaznagar,^{AsifabadDistrict}

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22.Ahmed Mohiuddin, )lo.Zaman, Aged bout 38^years, Occ.^{Agrir;ultureExtension} Officer, Pi-esent u srking at Dudyal, Bomraspetlvlandal,^{KodangalDivision,} Vikarabad sDistrict

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Md. Jani Baba, S/o. Iahboob Ali, Aged bout 34^{years, Occ, AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present wc rking at Kusumanchi,^{KusumanhiMandal and Division,} Khammam District

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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The State of Telangr a, Rep.by its Principal Secretary,^{Departmentof Agriculture} and Cooperation Se^:retariat Buildings,Hyderabad.

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The Commissioner^{r f} Agriculture,^{State of Telangana,Hyderabad}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Art:,le 226 of the Constitution of^{lndiapraying that in the} circumstances stated in th,, affidavit^{filedtherewith, the HighCourt may be pleasedto}

issue an appropriate writ, order^{or direction more particularlyone in the nature of} wRtT oF tuANDAMUS^{Declaring the impugned G.o.Ms.N6. 102 Agricultureand} Cooperation (Agrl.ll)^{Department dated 3-12-20'lBin keptabeyanceof the} c.o.trls.tto. 96 Agriculture^{and cooperation (Agrl.ll)Departmentdated 5- 9-2018} thereby causing io deprive,the^{petitioners in seekingpromotion to the post of} Agricuitural offiCer as illegal, arbitrary,^{null and void and violationof Articles,14, 15} anO t O oi the Constitution^{of lndia and set aside the same and consequentlydirect} the respondents to^{givepromotions to the petitioners as Agriculturalofficer} respectively notwithstinding the^{G.O.Ms.No.102 AgricultureandCooperation} (Agrl.ll) Department daled 3-12-2018 dated.

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IA NO: 1 OF 2019

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Petition under section 151 CPC^{praying that in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of^{the petition,the High court may be pleased to} Sugpend the G.o.Ms.No. 102 Agriculture^{and cooperation (Agrl.lt)Department dated} 3-11-2O1A by considering the^{petitioners for promotionto the post of Agricultural} officer respectively^pending disposal^{of the Writ petition-}

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Counsel for the Petitioners:SRl.^{J KANAKAIAH}

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Counsel for the Respondents: GP^{FORAGRICULTURE/GP FOR SERVICESlll}

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WP NO: 10051 OF 2020

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Between:

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Pagidi Damodar, S/o.Ramaiah^{Aged bout 3!} V99r9,^{Oc-c. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present working at Jagdevpur^{V and M, Mulugu Division' SiddipctDistrict}

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tv1 Umesh, S/o. Bikshamaiah,^{Aged bout34 years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present working at Suryapet,^{Suryapettrilalicialand Division, Suryapet} District

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D Arun, S/o. Ganganna,^{Aged bout 37 years, Occ. Agriculture ExtensionOfficer,} Present working ai Sirpur^- U, Sirpur^{-U Mandal and Division,AsifabadDistrict}

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T Geetha, S/o. Raja Mallaiah, Aged^{bout 36 years, Occ. AgricultureExtension} Officer, Piesent woiking at Medchal, Medchal^{Division, Ranga ReddyDistrict}

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Jetty Nagaraju,, S/o. Buchanna,^{Aged bout 39 years,Occ..AgricultureExtension} Offii;er, Fredent working at Pebbair, Pebbair^{Mandal,Wanaparthy Division,} Wanaparthy District

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D. Vasudham, S/o. Lingam, Aged bout 36^years, Occ.^{AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present working at Aler, Armoor Mandal and Division, Nizamabad District

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B Vinod Kumar,, S/o. Pentaiah, Aged bout 39^years, Occ. Agriculture Extension Officer, Present working at Pangal, Pangal Mandal, Wanaparthy Division, Wanaparthy District

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B. Kacham^{Shravan(umar,S/o Venkataiah' Agedbout 3g vears'Occ Agriculture} Extension Otficer^{presbn'i *"*i;d lI} -Cnduruppat, Chbutuppal^lvlandaland Munugode^{Divisior,Yadadri-BhuvanaglrlDrslrrct}

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Yerra^{Karna,S/o. Padrnaiah Aged bout41 years occ' AoricultureExtension} Officer,^{present ,,orring''Zi'ot",i"rf.lJ-'oo.it<iiuanoatN/'laripeda Division,} Mahabubabad^{Dis rict}

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10.Aoidi Ramchande'.^{S/o. Posham,Agedabout, 36 Years'OccAgricultural}

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'" Eii"i,Ji"?i^'oir,.Jr, pr"J"ni *"irin's K-ourhata, Kouthala^{Mandar.Kagaznagar} Asifabad District

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11.V Raiitha,^{S/o. MaihavaReddy,Aged bout 3JI9-TS'OccAg'icultureExtension} Siirangapur^{mindal'Wanaparthy}

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Officer,^Present "orr,ig'-Ji'brir"angapur WanaParthy^Distri(t

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K. Parusharamulu.^{S/o. Yallaiah, Aged bout 38 yearsOcc AoricultureExtension} officer. Present^{worrin[ ai 'pli'iinlt'ori' Kattang" -Mandal'Nakrekal'} Naloonda District

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l3.M.Shankariah,s,l.Notknown,Agedboutyears,occAg'fcultureExtension officer. Present^{w,rxini'ai'Eil"'tljlip't'bnouiuppatMandaiDivision' Yadadri -} Bhuvanagiri^Distric

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Munukuntal^{Sreenvas, S/o' 'Biksharriaih' Aged bout 37 vears'Occ Agriculture} Extension^{officer,presJni*qffig ;'Cam-annapet'Ramannapet Mandaland} Division, Yadadri^{E huvanagiri District}

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15.K.Ravindar,s/o.(handraiah,Agedbout36yearsoccAgricultureExtension'" offi;;;,"'E;."ni o.1.inl'lt'^{'rri1onorr<unta,'Aswapuram} lvlandal,^Manugur, Kothagudem^{Distri t}

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16.K.Raiu,S/o.Faktera,Agedbout36years'OccAoricultureExtensionOfficer' " i;;;;;'"i'*;;ii;s ;i R;a&;;"ili, i;;';;'j'-N/;naiianobivision'^{r\4edak District}

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17.S. Ramu,^{S/o.Baril Rao, Aged bout 37 years' Occ Aoriculture ExtensionOfficer'} Present^{workin g at eeij;r, iiJij"ulr"r j"o'( kig"nagarl AsifabadDistrict}

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'18, Rakesh Gaud Br ngoni, S/o.Rama^Narsaiah .^{Aoed bout 37 Vears'Occ'} Aoricutture Extens^{rn i!iii."-i," pi"li.t wo*ingat KZndukur.KandukurMandal,} Ir/Lheshwaram,^{Ra rga Reddy District}

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19.P Ravi, S/o.Ramu^{u, Aged bout 35 years'.Occ' Aoriculture Extension Officer'} Present working^{, t ilik"ai il;;"c'";g;;-ivandal'-shadnagar Division' Ranga} ReddY District

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t<. Laxman^{Singh, S/o'Hemla,Ag"ed Opyt} ,39^{years Occ Aqriculture Extension} officer,^{Present wc rririg, M;;ik;i"M;";;l'trtaryanpetMahabubnasarDistirct}

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2'1 . Keesara^{Srinivas,: iio. Buchaiah' Aggd bout.37,years'Occ AgricultureExtension} Officer, Present^{*c ,ring"li'sliiui- iisirpur- l , Khgaznagar AsifabadDistrict}

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22.Ahmed^{Mohiddin, )to.zaman,aged about 38 years, occ Agriculturalgtgl:j:l} Officer,^{Presentvrorriii"it*"0]l"trvit'BomarsapetMandal'Kodangalurvrsron} Vikarabad^District

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Md.^{JaniBaba,: i/o. .MahboobAli' Agedborrt 34 vears' Occ'Agriculture} Extension otticer,^{rieseri'i'i-riing'"i kusurnan"hi' (usumanhiMandaland} Oivlsion,^{Khammarr District}

...PETITIONERS

AND

The State of Telangana, Rept. by its Principle Secretary Department of Agriculture and Co - operation, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad.

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Secretary to Government, Agriculture Production and Commissioner^and Secretary to Government, Secretartat bullding.

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The Commissioner of Agriculture, The State of Telangana at^Hyderabad.

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,..RESPONDENTS

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Petltion under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^{praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the^{High Court may be pleased} to issue a Writ, order or direction more^particularly one in the^{natureof WRIT OF} MANDAIMUS to declare the memo No.4379/Agri.ll^{(2)12019,dt.261612020 issuedby} the 2nd respondent and consequent letter issued by 3rd^{respondentdt.41712020is} illegal improper and constrain to the orders^passed by this^Honble court^{in writ} petition No.4576112018 dt.21112019 and against the G.0Ms. No.95 dt. 51912018 and illegal arbitrary null and void and against the article 14, 15 and¹⁶ of the Constitution of lndia consequently to set aside the same and^pass

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lA NO: 1 OF 2020

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the circumstances^statedin the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court^may be^pleasedto suspend the memo No.4379/Agri.11^(2)12019, dl.26'6-2020^{and letter dl.4-7- 2020} issued by the 3rd respondent including effecting of^{promotions fromAgriculture} Extension Officer to Agriculture Officer in the respondents department^pending f inalization of writ petition.

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lA NO: 2 OF 2020

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to considered the request of the petitioner for promotion from the post of Agriculture Extension Officer to Agriculture Officers as per the amended rules as per the G.O.Ms.No.95 agriculture and cooperation (Agr.ll) dt.5/9/1998 as directed by this honble court in writ petitioner No.4574'1 12018 dt. 2-1-2019 pending finalization of the writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioners:SRl. J KANAKAIAH

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Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE

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The Court made the following:

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THE HON'B ,E THE CHIEF JUSTICE SATISH CHANDITA S|HARMA AND

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THE HO {'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI

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W.P.Nos.4574 , 43044,46898 of 2018, 17089 of 2019 & lOO5.t of 2O2A

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COMMON OR. )jifit^p., tn" no"'ate the ch)ef rustice satish chandto sh:.nna)

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Regard 1'eing had to the controversy involved in the aforesaid cases, they $ere heard together and are being decided by a common order

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The facts of W.P.No.45741. of 2O2O are reproduced as under:The prer ent writ petition is arising out of G.O.Ms.No.95, A&C (Agrl-II) D:parlment, dated 05.09.2018.

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Various l,rounds have been raised in the matter. However, during the pen(.ency of the writ petition, the State Government has passed another order by issuing G.O.Ms.No.102 dated 03.12.2018 keeping the ca lier Government Order i.e., G.O.Ms.No.9S dated 05.09.2018 in z beyance. Meaning thereby, the State Government is now required to take a final call in the matter.

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Resultant y, the writ^petitions stand^{disposed of witha} direction to the State Government^{to take a final decisionin the} matter within a^{period of three months from today.The interim} orders, if any,^gl anted^{earlier shali stand vacated'}

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Pending^: oiscellaneous^{applications,ifany, shall stand}

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closed. There sl all^{be no orderas to costs.}

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SO/.K.SAILESHI ASSISTANT^REGISTRAR

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SECT1ON^OFFICER

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and^{Commissioner and}

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1. Secretary^{to Government, Agriculture} l':lltlion " ;;;;;i;i to Government' Secretariat building - -

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o. 5i" 6c i"^{ruir. r.v. s'i Devi' Advocate[oPUc-]} ^,^. ;. il;^{6c io sii.crtundraiah sunkara'Advoc-ale.[oPUCl}

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;. 5;; cc^{io sti. M. Vidvasagar' Advocate[oPUC]-^-} 7. One^{CC to Sri.SSatyanariyanaRao' Advocate[OPUC]}

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One CC^{to Sri. J. Kanakaiah' Advocate[Ul''ut'l}

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e. Two ccs to^{GP to|. ont'llli'jt!,niJn Etj''-t ioi it'" st'tuof relansana' [oUT]} 10.Two CCs to^{GP ior serv]les'rii, ilish cl"t t"' the^State of Telangana'[oUT]} I 1 .Two ccs to^{GP to, s"*illI i,'iiisfi c"'; f"r the stateof relangana' [oUT]} 12.Two CD^CoPies.

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