Banavath Jabbar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Banavath Jabbar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent nos. 3 and 4 in cancelling the petitioner's appointment as Field Assistant of Yelmalamanda Village, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District and appointing respondent no. 5 in his place is bad, arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the principles of natural justice, warranting setting aside of Letter No. E1l2336/HR/2018 dt. 25-09-2018 and the consequential order dt. 03-10-2018, and restoration of the petitioner's appointment order dt. 24-08-2018 so that he may perform the duties of Field Assistant.

Ratio / Principle

Since the petitioner stood discontinued from service during the pendency of the writ petition — as evidenced by the proceedings dated 10.02.2024 produced by learned counsel — the Court held that no further orders were necessary to be passed in the writ petition.

Key takeaways

Recording the counsel's submission regarding the petitioner's discontinuation from service, the writ petition was disposed of accordingly.ratio¶34
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition were ordered to stand closed, and no order as to costs was made.ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 37157 of 2018 — High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Hon'ble Sri Justice Pulla Karthik), decided 10-02-2025. Petitioner Banavath Jabbar, Field Assistant of Yelmalamanda Village, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District, sought a writ of mandamus (Article 226) declaring arbitrary and illegal the action of respondent nos. 3 (District Rural Development Officer) and 4 (Mandal Parishad Development Officer) in cancelling his Field Assistant appointment by Letter No. E1l2336/HR/2018 dt. 25-09-2018 and appointing respondent no. 5 (Mudavath Lachu) by consequential order dt. 03-10-2018, and seeking restoration of his appointment order dt. 24-08-2018; respondent no. 6 (Warden, Government Ashrama Patashala) had been impleaded per C.O. dt. 10/01/2023 in IA 01/2022. When the matter was taken up on 10-02-2025, counsel produced proceedings dated 10.02.2024 showing that the petitioner had been discontinued from service during the pendency of the writ petition; recording that submission, the Court held no further orders necessary, disposed of the writ petition, closed pending miscellaneous petitions, and made no order as to costs. The merits of the prayed-for issue were not adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY . TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOqRABLE SRt JUSTTCE PULLA KARTHTK

WRIT PETITION NO: 37157 OF 2018

Between:

Banavath Jabbar, S/o. Laxma, Aged about 40 yea rs, Occ. Field Assistant, Yelmalamanda Village, Chandampet Mandal Nalgonda District, Telangana State.

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The state of relangana, Represented by its principal secretary, pbnchavatrai and Rural Development, Sebretariat, Hyilerabad, tetangan; Stjte.^-"-'-'*'

2 The District Collector, Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. Telangana State.

J The District Rural Develooment Officer, Nalgonda Distnct # Nalgonda. Telangana State.

4 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State.

( M.udavath Lachu, S/o. Bodya, Rl/o. Choutuila Thanda, H/o. yelmalamanda Vrllage, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State.

6 The Warden, Govemment As!"rr.qqa patashala, Regulagadda, yapalpaya Thanda, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda OiSribt, f"eiin"gana Statil. '-

RG is impleaded as per C.O dt 1O/01/2023 in lA 01t2O22

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in lhe nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent No. 3 and 4 in cancelling petitioner appointment of Field Assistant and appointing the Sth respondent as Field Assistant to yelmalamanda Village, chandampet Mandal Nalgonda District is bad, arbitrary, illegal and against to the principles of naturel justice by. setting aside the Letter No. E1l2336/HR/2018 dt. 25-09-2018 of 3rd

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respondent herein and consequential order dt. o3-10-201g of the 4th respondent herein and direct the respondents to allow the petitioner tc perform the duties of Field Assistant of Yelmalamanda village, chandampet Mardal Nalgonda District by restoring petitioners Appointment order dt. 24-og-201g of the 3rd respondent.

lA NO: 1 OF 2018

Petition under section i 5i cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in suppoi of the petition, the High cou.t may be pleased to direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to perfornr the duties of Field Assistant of Yelmalamanda Village, chandampet Mandal Nalgonda District by suspending the Letter No. E1l2336/HR/2018 dt. 25-09-20 l8 of 3rd respondent herein and consequential Order dt. 03-i0-20i8 of the 4th respondent.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI^{p.VENKATESWAR} RAO

counsel for the Respondents No.'tto4 : Gp FoR pANcHAyAT RAJ RURAL DEV

Counsel for the Respondents No.5&6 :

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I(ARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No.37157 0F 2018

ORDER:

Today, when^. the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri P.Venkateshwer Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, on production of a copy of proceedings, dated 1O.O2.2O24, submits that during the pendency of the Writ petition, the petltloner was discontinued from service. Therefore, no further orders are necessarJi to be passed in the Writ petiiion.

Recording the above said submission, this Writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to

costs.

SD/. T. JAYASREE ASSI TANT REGISTRAR

//TRUE COPY//

ECTION OFFICER

To,

The Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj and Rural Development, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana State.

The District Collector, Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. Telangana State.

The District Rural Development Officer, Nalgonda District at Nalgonda. Telangana State.

The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State.

The Warden, Government Ashrama Patashala, Regulagadda, Yapalpaya Thanda, Chandampet Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State.

One CC to SRI P.VENKATESWAR RAO, Advocate. [OPUC]

Two CCs to GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT]

i8. Two CD Cooies.

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HIGH COURT

DATE D: 1 010212025

ORDER

WP.No.37157 of 2018

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