The High Court of Telangana disposed of a writ petition challenging the non-appointment of a staff nurse at the admission stage. The Court directed the Medical Service authority to consider the petitioner's representations and pass orders within six weeks.
Direction to consider representations and pass appropriate orders within six weeks.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION NO: 29410 OF 2024
Between:
Kasarapu Lavanya, D/o. Kasarapu Pochaiah, Aged about32 Years, Occ. Private Employee ( Staff Nurse) Fl/o. D No. GPJ 978, GiriprasadNagar,Balajinagar, Jawaharnagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal MalkajgiriDistrict.
.....PETITIONER
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.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndiaprayingthat in the circumstances stated in the affidavitfiled therewith,the High Courtmaybe pleased to issue a writ order or direction moreparticularly one in the natureof Writ of tvlandamus, declaring not appointing thepetitioner for the post of Staff Nurse in Zone lll asper the final meritlist, videNotification No. 03 /2022 dt 30.12.2022 as illegal arbitrary, and contraryto law violationof the principlesof naturaljustice and violation of Article 14,21 ofConstitutionof lndia and consequently direct the respondents toappoint the petitioneras a staff nurse in Zone lll by considering the representationdated01 .02.2024 and 18.06.2024.
l.A.NO:1 OF 2024
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 consider the representations dated 01 .02.2024 and 18.06.2024 for the post of staff Nurse Zone lll Karimnagar, Rajanna, siddipet, {t/edak and Kamareddy District pending disposal of the main writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI G.ARUN KUMAR
Counsel for the Respondent No.'t : Gp FOR SERVICES -l
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3 : SMT K.UDAYA SRI
The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER
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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION No.2941O oF 2o24 ORDER:
With the consent of both the counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself.
"...to issue a writ, order or directionmoreparticularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring not appointingthe petitioner for the post of Staff Nurse in Zone III as per the linal merit list, vide Notification No.O3l2O22, dated 30.12.2022,as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to violation ofprinciples of natural justice and violation of Article 14, 2l ot Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents toappointthe petitioner as a staff nurse in zone III by consideringthe representation daled O l. O2.2O24 and 18.06.2024..."
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Miscellaneous petitions if any, pending in this Writ
Petition shatl stand closed.
SD/. K.SREERAMA M URTHY ASSISTANT REGI STRAR
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the non-appointment of the petitioner illegal and arbitary.
Whether to direct the Health Recruitment Board to consider the petitioner's representations.
Whether the principles of natural justice and Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution were violated.
Kasarapu Lavanya
The State of Telangana, rep by its Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Department Secretariat
The Secretary, Medical Service, Health Recruitment Board
The Director, Medical Service, Health Recruitment Board
Pulla Kartik
As recorded by the court registry
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