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M.Venkataiah v. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation

Telangana HC19 Apr 2022WP/6648/2022

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What is this about?

A bench by Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy allowed a writ petition filed by TSRTC conductors seeking special grade increments upon completion of 20 years of service, directing the Corporation to count total service across all regions as per a previous 2015 order.

What did the court decide?

Respondents to consider petitioners' cases for 20 years special grade increments by counting total service irrespective of regions and pass appropriate orders within 8 weeks.

M.Venkataiah Vs The Telangana State Road… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | 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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TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REODY

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WRIT PETITION NO: 6648 OF 2022

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Between:

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l,4.Venkataiah, S/o. lr/.Kasaiah, Aged about 56^years, Conductor^(E-506149), TSRTC, Uppal Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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J.Sudhakar, S/o. Rammurthy, Aged about 58^years, Conductor^(E-381235), TSRTC, Uppal Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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P.Sudharshan, S/o. P. Narsimha, Aged about 59^{years, Conducto(E-} 271916), tSRTC, Uppal Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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A.Krishna, S/o. Hanumanthu Aged about 49^years, Conduclor^(E-271972), TSRTC, Uppal Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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J.Pentaiah, S/o. Lingaiah, Aged about 58^years, Conductor^(E-271164), TSRTC, Hakimpet Bus Depot, Secunderabad.

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L.Srivani, D/o. L..Narsa Reddy, Aged about 45^years, Conductor,^(E-675916), (on deputation NZBD Depot), TSRTC, Secunderabad Region.

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IM.V. Lakshmamma, D/o. M.Devadanam, Aged about 49^years, Conductor, (E-575889), TSRTC, Contonment Bus Depot, Secunderabad.

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N.Ramulu, S/o. Peethambaram, Aged about 59^years, Conductor^(E-800672), TSRTC, BHEL Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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Md. Haneef, S/o. lsmail, Aged about 56^years, Shramik^{(E 342252),TSRTC,} Changicherla Bus Depot, Hyderabad.

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, T.S.

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The Regional Manager, TSRTC, Secunderabad Region, JBS,^PICKET, Secunderabad, T.S.

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The Regional Manager, TSRTC, Hyderabad Region,^{MGBS, Gowliguda,} Hyderabad, T.S.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226 ol lhe Constitution^{of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filedtherewith, 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 that the action^{of the respondents in not allowing the} 20 years Special Grade/ stagnation increment^{to the petitionerswith effect from} their completion of 20^years of service^{rendered in theirrespectiveposts of} irrespective of regions of the^TSRTC as^{bad, arbitrary, illegal, unjust'} discriminatory and contrary to^{the Circulars of the TSRTC and also contrary to} the Judgments of this Hon'ble Court and^{consequentlydirect the respondentsto} effect the 20^years Special Grade to^{the petitioners by withproper fixation by} counting entire service rendered in the^{present post irrespective of the regions} and pass.

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Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI.P.VENKATESWAR^RAO

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Counsel for the Respondents : SRI.N.PRAVEEN^{REDDY (SCFORTSRTC)}

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The Court made the following ORDER

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY

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WRIT PETITION No.6648 OF 2022^'

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{

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ORDE,R:

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It is represented by leamed counsel for the parties that the subject of this writ petition is covered by a decision of this Court in W.P. No. 16932 of 2015, which was allowed by order dated 17.06.2015 directing the respondents/Corporation to consider the cases of the petitioners ther.ein for granting special grade increments on conrpletion of twenty (20) ycars of service by considering their total service in the Corporation irrespective ofthe regions.

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Following the order dated 17.06.2015 passe<i in W.p. No.16932 of 2015, this wr.it petition is allowed, directing the respondents/Corporation to consider the petitioners, cases for. granting special grade increments on completion of twenty (20) years of service by consider.ing their total service in the Corporation irrespective of the regions and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight (8) weeks fi.om the date of receipt of a copy ofthis order.

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As a sequel^{thereto, miscellaneous applications'ifany,}

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pending in the^writ Petiti^{on stand clcsed.}

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SD/.P.PADMANABHA^REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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ALLOWING^{THE W.P}

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WITHOUT COSTS.

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M.Venkataiah v. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation

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