Allowed

Dr. Y. Anand Reddy v. Prl. Secy., Animal Husbandry and Ano.

Telangana HC17 Mar 2025WP/30396/2017

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, quashing an order that reset the start date of his probation. The court held that the petitioner is entitled to reckon his seniority and consequential benefits from his original appointment date.

What did the court decide?

The petitioner is entitled to reckoning of his seniority with effect from 16.03.1999 along with consequential benefits.

Dr. Y. Anand Reddy Vs Prl. Secy., Animal… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT '^{FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original^{Jurisdiction)}

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IVIONDAY,THE^{SEVENTEENTH DAY OF [,4ARCH} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICENAGESHBHEEMAPAKA}

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WRIT PE^{TITIONNO:30396 0F 2017}

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Between:

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Dr. Y. Anand^{Reddy, S/o Narayana Reddy' Agedabout 43 Years'Occ} vlt"ii"",v--Iir[j-un]''surg"iii'vli"ri"".v^{iJispe-nsary, Havatnasar Ranga} Reddy District.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana^{rep' by its} .Principal,^{Secretary'Animal Husbandry} DeDartment, Secretariat,^{Buildings'HyderaDao'} - -

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2 Th6 Director^{of Animat Hl.iililii,:-bi;i"of Telangana,Masab Tank} Hyderabad. ...RES'ONDENTS

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Petition under^{Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndiapraying that in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit filedtherewith'the High Court maybe} pleased to issue^{a Writ, orderor direction more particularlyone in the nature of} Writ of Mandamus^{by declaring the entire actionof the 1st respondentin revising} thedateofCommencementofprobationofthepetitionerfroml6.3.1999to 25.7.20OO^{vide G.O Rt No 482 Animal Husbandry' Dairy Development and} Fisheries^{(AH.1) Department dated 1610-2005 of the lst respondent on the} ground of non^{passingof requisite departmentat test within his probationperiod} is highly^{illegal, arbitrary,unjust'improper' contrarytovariousjudicial} pronouncements^{of this Hon'blecourt including Hon'bleApex court in the same} subject matter^{decidedin SLP (C) No 39037/2013 'd ated 3 3'2017 betweenDr'S.} Vijayaraj^{and othersV/s Govt' of A P' and R Venkata Ramudu V/s Stateof A P'} daled^{27.9.2016 and consequentlyto hold that the petitioner herein is entitled for} reckoning^{of his commencement of his probation in the cadre of Veterinary} Assistant^Surgeonw.e.f '^{16'03"1 999 as was ordered in his regularization} proceedings Roc.^{No' vide Procgs'RocNo'11853/8ll/89/2001'dated 4'2'2004of}

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the 2nd respc)ndl)nt. without reference to the altered date of ;c mmen cement of pro batio n orderrr:rj vide impugned order in G.O. Rt Nc. 4 32 l,nimal Husband ry, Dairy Develi)pmen and Fisheries (AH.1) Department ,jated 6 'ir.2005 of the 1st respondent in vi;rv of various judicial pronouncements of tiris Hon'ble court includ ing Hcn't e lipex court and further direct the responden..s to consider the case of the pe,titi rrrer for promotron to the post of Assistirnt [.)ir.s61a|. of Animal Husband ry ir ihe duly taking intc con{)xrsting sideration vacancies of his commencement while considering of orobatiorlru.e.f . the c:rses of 16.3.1 others ggbov without refer3nce to the altered commencement of probaticn c r(lered vide G.O Rt. No.482 c atecl 6 1 0.2005 of the 1st respondent with all consr,quential benefits l.A. NO 1 0F 2A17 PMP. NO: 37875 oF 2017

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Petitiorr r'lnrje' Section 151 CPC praying that in the lircl rrstances stated in the affidav t rilerl in support of the petition, the High Courl m a1, be pleased to direct the resron':J.rrts to consider the case of the petitioner for pomotion to the post of Asst [)rre ctor of Animar Husbandry in the r:xisting vrrcancies whire considering th€, e.;es of others by duly reckoning his cor.n,encement of probation w e f' '€ '] 1ggg without reference to the arteret, co.nmencement of probation ordored , icle G O. Rt No. 4g2 dated 6.1 0.2005 of tne 1 ,t respondent in view of judgment ,:, the Hon,ble Apex court decided belween D_. S. Vijayaraj & others vs Gov:. ,:tf 1,. p and others as well as by duly extending t.ler sarng [g6gy11 that was extended to his correagues whose seniority is reckc,ned w.e.f their originar date of crorr rr)encement of probation/ regurarization vide :rrocg. Roc. No. 5912rB',rBgr2c.l ' rrated 14'06.2005 0f the 2nd respondent in furtherance of various orders o' Frr>rr'bre Tribunar incruding this Hon,bre cou rt pr,:r ding disposar of the writ petit on

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Counsel for thr: petiti,rner: SRl. S. SATYANARAYANA RAO, llEp SRI ARVIND KUMAR KATI

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Counsel for the Reslrondents: Gp FOR SERVICES I

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The Court made the rc,llowing: ORDER

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SRI JU^{STICENAGESIIBHEE} KA THE HON'^BLE WRIT^{PETITION No.30396 of 2011}

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ORDER:

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The^{petitionerwas appointed as Veterinary AssistantSurgeonin the} Animal^{Husbandry Department vide Proceedingsissued by the 2nd} respondent,^{dated 28'01'1 999;heassumedcharge on 01'03'1999 and his} services^{were regularizedwith effectfrom l6'03'1999'It is his grievance} that the^{l't respondent alteredhis date of comlnencementof probation} from 16.03.19^{99 to25'07'2000on the ground of non-passing of Accounts} Test for^{ExecutiveOfflcers within the probationaryperiod' Aggrieved} thereby,^{the petitioner filed this writ petition'}

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Heard^{Mr. S' SatyanarayanaRao' learned counselfor the petitioner'} and leamed^{Govemment Pleaderfor Services' Perused the record'} 3. At the^{hearing,it is represented by the learned counselthat the} subject^{matteris squarely covered by the Order dated 19'12'2019 passed} by this^{Courtin W'P'(TR)No'3710 of 2011'}

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A^{perusal of the Orderdated 19'12'2019 passed in W'P'(TR)} No.3710 of^{2Ol1 would show that it is a case of similarly situated} Veterinary^{AssistantSurgeonwho challenged the legalityof} G.O.Rt.No.514^{dated 02'11'2007 before the Administrative Tribunal by} filing O.A.No '12173^{of 2009'The Tribunal' by Order dated 15'07'2011'} set aside^{the G'O', and allowed the O'A' Further' in a similarcaseof} alteration^{of probation of certain other Veterinary AssistantSurgeons' the} Tribunal^{allowedO'A'No'4591of 2007 by Orderdated 16'02'2005;and}

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tlre W.P.No..ll l?.2 of 2007 filed by the Stare, challenging thr, ()rder passed by tlre Trilrrrn:Ll iLr O.A.No.4 591 of 2007,was dismisse,l by tris Court.

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This Corr allowed W.P.(TR) No.37l0 of 1,,01j,b1 ,)rder dated 19.12.201!), tt rtseruing as follows:

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"6. T his; Crlurt, having considered the rival submissions nlade by the parties is of the considered view that when once the .rribunar has set aside G.O.Rt.No.S14, dated OZ.11.2OOl,vide order., dated 15.07.2011, p,assed in O.A.No.12f 73 of 2009, and when in similar circumstan,:es, this Court h confirmed the orders passed hy the s Tribunar u rseon s ar c h owing a r rens in the g,r" o.A ];;"l"li, 1,^th:T::#,ff :::l: probation. t'le petitioner si also entifled to reckon his senir>rity in the cadre o' veterinary Assistant surgeon with effecl from 18.10.1998."

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Thepresenr case beingsimilarto thatofW.p.(TR) Nc.3? l) of2017., this writ petir ion i:r ulso allowed, and the petitioner is entitled k , r.eckoning of his seniorirf iitrr effect from 16.03.1ggg with ari corrsequential benefits. No cc,sts. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, .;l all stand closed.

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That Flule Nisi has been made absolute as above

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Witness^'IHE ION'BLE THE ACTING CHTEF JUSTTCE SUJOY pAUL, \ MONDAY, THE I;EVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO TI.IOUISI\ND AND TWENTY FIVE

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SD/.P. PONNA KRISHNA 1S'rANr^REG|STRAR //TRUE COPY//

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SECIION OFFICER To, 1 The Princi:a I Secretary. Animal Husbandry Departme-rt Secretariat, Buildings, T.S. FiyderabaiJ. 2 The Dire :ct tr of Animal H usband ry, State of Telang ana [\rlasab Tank Hyderaberd. 3. One CC to SRI ARVTND K.UMAR KATA, Advocate [OpUr)] 4. Two CCs tc r3p FOR SERVTCES t, High 6udl;; tr.,e Staie r',f Telangana at Hyderabed [OJf] 5. Two CD Oooier; B IVI GJP

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CC TODAY

HIGH COURT

DATED:1 710,32025

ORDER

WP.No.30396,of 2017