Writ petition challenging rejection of writ petitioners candidature for Civil Judge post in Telangana State Judicial Services on grounds of non-recognition of caste. Court held caste not recognized as Backward Class in Telangana and screening marks were below cut-off. Dismissed petition.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisd iction)
TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO
PRESENT
THE HONOURAB-E SRI JUSTICE P NAVEEN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE J SREENIVAS RAO
WRIT PETITION NO: 40039 OF 2022
Between:
Smt. Majji Lavanya Rani, Wo. Taddi Srinivas Naidu, Age 29 years, Occ: Advocate, R/o No.201, Padmavathi Nilayam, Street No.7,Lakshmi Reddy Palem, Pedda Amberpet, Hyderabad.
...PETITIONER
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...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 ot lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the high handed action of the 2nd respondent in rejecting the petitioner candidature vide his Notificatlon R.O.C. No.28212021RC, dated 20.1O.2O22 at Serial No.15 that the caste of the petitioner was not recognized by the 2nd respondent as Backward class, though the petitioner is meritorious and got 86 percentage of marks in the Screening test, which is arbitrary, bad and illegal, irrational, contrary to law, without application of mind, u nconstitrrtional and violation of Article No.'14, 19 and 21 o'f the Constitution of lndia, consequently set aside the impugned Notification R.O.C. No.28212021-RC dated 20.10.2022 to the extent of petitioner Serial No..1 5 in the impugned Notification, consequently set aside the same by permitting thepetitioner to allow to rviite the Written examination for the post of Civil Judge to serve to the
Telangana State Ju licial Services, pursuant to the notificat on No.2821202't-RC dated 06.05.2022 in lhe interest of justice
IA NO: 1 OF 2022
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the c rc;umstances stated in the affidavit filed n support of the petition, the High Court ntay be pleased to suspend the notifica ion R.O.C.No 2B2l2021-RC dated 20.1() 1)O21L lo the extent of petitioner only at S erial No.15 in the impugned above Notif crrtion by permitting the petitioner to allolr her to write the Written examinatron w-rit;h is scheduled to be held on 26.1 1.2022 or any other date in the interest of just ce.
Counsel for the Petilioner : SRl. KURITI BHASKARA RAO
Counsel for the Resqrondent No.'l : GP FOR LAW AND LEGI!;LATIVE AFFAIRS Counsel for the Reslrondent No.2 : MALUGARI SUDERSHAN (SC FOR THC)
The Court made the bllowing: ORDER
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HON,BLD SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO AND
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.SREENIVAS RAO
WRIT PETITION No.4OO39 OF 2022
ORIDEB. 1?er &q n'b@Sri Justice I).Naueen Rao)
I leard Sri Kuriti Ilhaskara Rao, lcarnc:d counsel for thc pctil.ioncr and lcarnccl Govcrnmcnl I)lcadt:r for I'r rcspondcnt and learned Standing Counsel for 2"d respond<":nt.
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.1. Accorcli rc t{) thc lcarncd Standing CoLrnsc i, i 1 lhc c()mputcr basc'ri scrccni rg tcst, cut off mzrrk for opcn certcllory *,a:; fixcd as 89, ,,r,ht'rcas, thc pct,itioncr sccurc(l 86 marks <-,n1. '['lLcreforc, thc p('lilr()ncr uirs n(,[ r'allcd lor writt, n cxaminalion.
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To,
SECTION OFFICER
1 2 one CC to SIil KUR|I BFl4gIlll BAo Advocate [OPLIC] rwo ccs to Go FoR rnw Arub iECtsAiivE;"ii;iFr, ,tigr.l court for the State of Telan tana. IOUTI 3 4 One CC to SF [, MAIUGAhI SUDERSHAN, sC FoR THI] IoPUC] Two CD Copie s BSR GJP
HIGH COURI'
DATED:0M112022
ORDER
WP.No.40039 of 2022
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DISMISSING()F WRIT PETITION
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether petitioners assertion of belonging to a backward category entitles her to relaxation given the caste is not notified in Telangana.
Whether the petitioner qualifying 86 marks in screening test while the cut-off is 89 entitles her to written examination.
Smt. Majji Lavanya Rani
The State of Telangana
High Court for the State of Telangana
P NAVEEN RAO
J SREENIVAS RAO
As recorded by the court registry
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