Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court (Surepalli Nanda, J.), W.P. No. 16501 of 2023, decided 01-07-2025. Service and employment matter under Article 226: Senior Assistant denied promotion to Mandal Panchayat Officer (MPO)/Executive Officer; rejection order dated 03.02.2023 (Proc. No. 6962/CPR&RE/E4/2022) passed in purported compliance with earlier mandamus (W.P. No. 46141 of 2022, order dated 27.12.2022) set aside as non-speaking and mechanical; remand to 2nd respondent for fresh consideration of representation dated 11.11.2022 with personal hearing, including plea that eleven junior Senior Assistants were promoted as Superintendent/MPO and that promotee-quota vacancies existed; decision to be communicated within four weeks; no costs; interim/miscellaneous applications closed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed without costs: the impugned Proceeding No. 6962/CPR&RE/E4/2022 dated 03.02.2023 is set aside and the matter remitted to the 2nd respondent to reconsider the petitioner's representation dated 11.11.2022 for promotion to the post of MPO, including the grievance of being ignored while eleven junior Senior Assistants were promoted as Superintendent and MPO, in accordance with law and principles of natural justice, with an opportunity of personal hearing; decision to be communicated within four weeks; pending miscellaneous applications stand closed.