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Velpula Krishna v. The State of Telangana and 4 others

Telangana HC3 Feb 2025WP/2747/2020

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana High Court, W.P. No. 2747 of 2020 (Justice Pulla Karthik, 03-02-2025): writ petition by a Karobar/Bill Collector-cum-Panchayat Secretary of Manubotula Gadda Gram Panchayat, Khanapur Mandal, Warangal Rural District, complaining of stoppage of his duties since 1995 without notice, and seeking consideration of representations dated 14-10-2019 and 10-12-2019; DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS on counsel's submission of efflux of time; miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs; no merits decided; no precedents cited or applied.

What did the court decide?

On the submission of the petitioner's counsel that, due to efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition did not survive for adjudication and the matter had become infructuous, the Court recorded the submission and dismissed the writ petition as infructuous. ¶28

Velpula Krishna Vs The State of Telangana and 4… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondents 4 and 5 in non-allowing the petitioner to perform his duties as Karobar/Panchayat Secretary (stated to have been worked since 1995 at the 5th respondent Gram Panchayat), without reason and without notice, was illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16, 19 and 21 of the Constitution, principles of natural justice and the Panchayat Raj Act, 1964, and whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing consideration of his representations dated 14-10-2019 and 10-12-2019 and his continuance in service.

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Ratio / Principle

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Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition were directed to stand closed, and the Court made no order as to costs.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 2747 of 2020, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), Sri Justice Pulla Karthik, order dated 03-02-2025: Velpula Krishna, a Karobar/Bill Collector stated to have been working since 1995 at Manubotula Gadda Village and Gram Panchayat, Khanapur Mandal, Warangal Rural District, had sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal and arbitrary the action of respondents 4 and 5 in non-allowing him to perform his duties as Karobar/Panchayat Secretary without reason or notice, and directing consideration of his representations dated 14-10-2019 and 10-12-2019 and his continuance in service, pleading violation of Articles 14, 16, 19 and 21 of the Constitution, principles of natural justice and the Panchayat Raj Act, 1964. An interim application (IA No. 1 of 2020) under Section 151 CPC had sought similar relief pending disposal. At hearing, Ms. Poorna Sri, representing Sri Prabhakar Chikkudu, counsel for the petitioner, submitted that due to efflux of time the cause did not survive for adjudication and the matter had become infructuous. Recording that submission, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, directed that miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed, and made no order as to costs. No case law was cited and no point of law was decided on the merits.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF^FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA^KARTHIK

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WRIT PETITION NO: 2747 OF 2020

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Between:

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Velpula Krishna, S/ o. Yellaiah Age^{41 years,Occ.} Karobarl Bill Collector, Woiking at Manubotula Gadda^{Village and Gram} Panchayat, Khanapur Mandal, Warangal Rural District,^{TelanganaState}

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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'1 . The State of Telangana and 4 others, lts rep. by Principal S-eq1elary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development^{Department, Secretariat,Saifabad,} Hyderabad.

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The Commissioner,^{PanchayatRaj and Rural Development Department,Urdu} Galli. Himavatnaoar. Hvderabad.

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The Distri6t^{Pdnchayat Ra.i Officer (DPRO), WarangalRural District,} Telanqana State.

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The E-O, PR and RD,^{Khanapur MandalWarangal Rural District, Telangana} State

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The Panchayat Secretary,^{ManubotulaGlddaVillage- and GramPanchayat} Khanapur Mindal Warangal^{Rural District,Telangana State}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the^{Constitutionof lndia praying that in the} circumstances state-dⁱⁿ the^{affidavit filed therewith,the High Courtmay be} pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or^{direction particularly one in the nature} writ of Mandamus declaring^{the action of the 4th and Sth respondentsin non-} allowing the duties^{of the Petitioner as Karobar / Panchayat secretary, whohave} been working since^{1995in the 5th Respondent CramPanchayatwithoutany} reason and without^{givingany notice as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unfair,irrational,} unreasonable,^perverse, mockery,^{unlawful, unconstitutional,violative of Articles} 14, 16, 19 and 21 of the constitution^{of lndia and also principlesof naturaljustice} and against to the^provisions of the^{Panchayat Raj Act, 1964as amendedfrom} time to time and against^{to the catena of Judgementsof Apex courtand this}

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..Honourable^{Court and consequenfly} direct the respondents to consider the representations of the Petitioner, dated. 14t1012019 and 1011212019 and continuing him into the service as Karobarl Panchayat Secretary of the 5th Respondent Gram Panchayat lA NO: 1 oF 2020

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Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High courl may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner, dated. 1411012019 and 10/12/2019 and continuing him into the service as Karobar t Panchayat Secretary of the 5th Respondent Gram panchayat, pending disposar of the above Writ Petition

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRt. PRABHAKAR CHIKKUDU

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1to4: Gp FOR SERVICES ll

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Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI c. NARENDER REDDY, SC

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KAR'THIK

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WRIT PEIITION No. 2747 0F 20.20

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ORDER:

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When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.poorna Sri, Iearned counsel representing Sri Prabhakar Chikkudu, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that due to efflux of time the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the matter has become infructuous.

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2, Recording the above said submission, this Writ petition is dismissed as infructuous

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