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N. Ananda Rao v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC12 Feb 2025WP/37828/2018

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC; employee transfer; Agriculture Marketing Department; G.O.Ms. No. 61 dated 24.05.2018 guidelines; proceedings dated 13.06.2018; Regional Joint Director of Marketing Warangal; District Marketing Officer Khammam; interim order dated 05.11.2018; disposed of without merits adjudication; no order as to costs; Telangana High Court; W.P. No. 37828 of 2018; Justice Pulla Karthik.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief adjudicated; writ petition disposed of recording counsel's submission in view of the interim order dated 05.11.2018; miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed; no order as to costs. ¶30

N. Ananda Rao Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the transfer proceedings No. JDM/W/SA/Transfers/2018/463 dated 13.06.2018 issued by the 4th respondent (Regional Joint Director of Marketing, Warangal) are illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guidelines of G.O.Ms. No. 61 dated 24.05.2018, and whether the petitioner is entitled to a writ of mandamus setting them aside and directing his transfer as per his option.

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Key takeaways

Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that, in view of the interim order dated 05.11.2018 granted by this Court, no further orders were necessary in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of. This is a procedural disposal; no adjudication on the merits of the challenge to the transfer proceedings is recorded.¶30
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed, and there shall be no order as to costs.¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (Pulla Karthik, J., 12.02.2025), Writ Petition No. 37828 of 2018 - N. Ananda Rao v. State of Telangana and others. The petitioner, an attender, had challenged by writ of mandamus under Article 226 the transfer proceedings No. JDM/W/SA/Transfers/2018/463 dated 13.06.2018 issued by the Regional Joint Director of Marketing, Warangal (4th respondent), alleging they were illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guidelines of G.O.Ms. No. 61 dated 24.05.2018, and sought a direction for transfer as per his option; I.A. No. 1 of 2018 under Section 151 CPC sought suspension of those proceedings and salary from 15.06.2018. At hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the interim order dated 05.11.2018 granted by the Court no further orders were necessary. Recording that submission, the Court disposed of the writ petition, closed miscellaneous petitions, if any, and made no order as to costs. No adjudication on the merits; no precedent value on the legality of the transfer proceedings.

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

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WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH 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: 37828 OF 2018

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Between:

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N. Ananda Rao, S/o. Sundara Rao , Aged about 40 years, Occ.Attender, Rt/o. H. No. 7-83, Sai Krishna Nagar 4th Class Employees Colony Khammam, Khammam 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, l\4arketing and Agriculture Secretariat Building, Hyderabad

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The Diskict Collector, Khammam , Khammam District

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!) The Director, Agriculture Marketing Department, BRK Bhavan, Lower Tank Bund Hyderabad .

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4 The Regional Joint Director of Marketing Warangal, Warangal District.

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5 The District Marketing Officer , Khammam Khammam District.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 ot the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings No. JDM / W/ SA/ Transfers I 2O181463, dated 13.06.2018 of the 4th respondent is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the guidelines of GOMS No. 61 dated 24.05.2018 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondent to transfer the petitioner as per his option.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2018

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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 court may be pleased to suspend the proceedings No. JDN/ / w/ sA/ Transfers I 20181463, dated 13.06.2018 of the 4th respondent by transferring as per the option of the petitioner and to pay the salary from 15.06.201B to till date pending disposal of the main writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI A.JAGAN

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Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

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WRIT PE"IITION No.37828 OF 2018

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ORDER:

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Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri K.Ramakotaiah, learned counsel representing Sri A.Jagan, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the interim order dated 05.11.2018 granted by this Court, no further orders are necessary to be passed in the Writ Petition.

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