Assistant professor challenged a university circular restricting Career Advancement Scheme applications to teachers without pending court cases. In view of an earlier interim order dated 26.11.2020, counsel submitted no further orders were needed; the court disposed of the writ petition without costs.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENfY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICEPULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION NO: 21463 OF 2020
Between:
M.Jayanthi, D/o Ramulu, aged. 40years, AssistantProfessor in Computer Scierice and lnformatics,MTahathmaGandhi University, NalgondaR/oPlot No.9, Raghavendra Colony, Hyderabad Road,Nalgonda.
...WRIT PETITIONER
AND
...RESpONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution oflndia prayingthat in the circumstances stated in the affidavitfiled therewith,the High Court may be pleased to issue a wrlt, order or direction moreparticularly onein nature of writ of Mandamus. declaring the action of therespondentno 2 in issuanceof Circular vide 254IMGUlNLGi2o2O-21 dated1911012020 callingfor the applicationfrom eligible teachers who fulfil the conditionsas per the guidelines of UGC RSP 2006 and 2016 for upgradation ofgradepayunder career advancement Scheme of the UGC RSP 20OG and 2016 byimposing conditions,on the candidateswho have fulfilled the eligibility conditions, that candidateswithout having anycourt cases as on 19t1012020 can apply asarbitrary, illegat and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and alsoviolationof UGC Regulations.
lA NO: 1 OF 2020
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 respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner made to receive-the application for CAS up gradation vide circular 2S4IMGU/NLG l2O2O-21 dated 191'1U2020 under the Career Advancement Scheme as the Petitioner has fulfilled the eligibility conditions stipulated as per the guidelines of UGC RSP 2006 and 2016 Ior upgradation of Grade pay under Career Advancement Scheme of the UGC 2006 and 2016 and without reference to pending court cases.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI KIRAN PALAKURTHI Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3: SMT. G.SUMATHI, SC FOR MGU
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE HON'BLE SRT J(,STICE PULLA KARTHIK
ORDER:
W.P.No.21 463 of 2O2O
The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:
"To issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 2 in issuance of Circular vide 254IMGU /NLG /2O2O2f dated t9/lO/2020 caliing for the application from eligible teachers who fulfill the conditions as per the guidelines of UGC RSp 2006 and 2016 for up gradaLion of grade pay under career advarrcement Scheme of the UGC RSp 2006 and 2O16 by imposing conditions on the candidates who have fulrrlled the eligrbitity conditions that candidates without having any court cases as on l9/lO/2O20 can apply as arbitrary, iliegal and viorative of Articre !4 ancr 2r of the constitution of India and also violation of UGC Regulations and set aside the same,,.
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DATED:1 110212025
ORDER
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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS
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M.Jayanthi
State of Telangana, Rep by its Prl. Secretary, Department of Higher Education
Mahatma Gandhi University, Rep by its Registrar
The Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University
Pulla Karthik
As recorded by the court registry
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