Sanaboina Srinivasa Rao Vs The State of Telangana

Petition^{under Article226 0f the constitutionof lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances^{stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High courtmay be} pleased to^{issue a Writ, order or Direction, more particularlyone in the nature} Writ of^{ltlandamusor any other appropriateorder declaringthe action of the} respondents^{in deniar of promotion to the petitioner for the post of Line rnspector} in TGSPDCL^{merely on pendencyof ACB case beforethe Hon'ble I Addl' Spl'} Judge^{for SPE and ACBCaSeS, Nampally,Hyderabad in C.C. No.118 of 2024'} which is^{still in appearance stage in terms of orders issued in G'O'tvls'No'257'} G.A.(Ser-C)Departmentdated10.6.1999.andalsoG.o.tvls.No.529,G.A. (Services-c)^{Dept., dated 19.8.2008,as illegalarbitrary and erroneous and} consequentlydirecttherespondentshereintoconsidertheclaimofthepetitioner for^{promotion to the post of Line lnspector in TGSPDCL' Hyderabad without} reference to the Criminal^{case in termsof ordefSiSSUedin G.O,ltlS'NO'257, G'A'}

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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 pteased to direct the respondents herein to conside, tn" .a"i, of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Line tnspecror in rGspDcL, Hyo"rroil;;';;:r"" to the c'c' No'11g of 2024 in terms of orders issued in G.o.Ms. No.257, G.A. (ser_c) Department dated 10.6.19g9 and also G.O.tvls. No.529, G.A. (Services_C) Department' dated 1g.g.200g which is adopted by the respondents and the analogy of orders granted by this Hon,bre court in w.p.No.32ggl of 2025, pending disposar of the above writ petition, in the interest of justice.

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Counsel for the petitioner: SRt G.ARUN KUMAR counser for the Responderi N;.i; cp FoR 'ERVT.ES-, counser for the Responde;i N;;; To 5: sRr N.cftEDHAR REDD', sc FoR TGSPDCL

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The C0urt made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

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WRIT PETITION No.39867 OF 2O2S

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THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FI\IE

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Between:

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Sanaboina Srinivasa Rao

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... Petitioner

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AND

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The State of Telangana,

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rep. by its Principai Secretar5r, Energy Department,

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Secretariat, Hyderabad and⁽⁴⁾ others.

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... Respondents

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ORDER:

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This Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the action of^the respondents in denying promotion to the petitioner for the^{post of} Line Inspector as arbitrary and illegal

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Heard Sri G.Arun Kumar, learned counsel for the^petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Services-ll appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri N.Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 5. With their consent, this Writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner while working as Lineman in the of{ice of Assistant Engineer (Operations), TSSPDCL, Kondapur Section, Hyderabad, trap case was registered by the ACB authorities vide F.l.R.No. L2/RCT-CR-2/2O22 dated 26.8.2022 under Section 7(al of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. After filing of charge sheet, the matter was taken up by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Nampally, Hyderabad, horvever, there is no progress in the criminal case. It is further submitted that in the provisional seniority list of Lineman of Kondapur Division as on 31.3.2022, the name of the petitioner was shown at Serial No.3, holvever, the respondents are not considering his case on the ground of pendency of criminal case though the petitioner is fully eligible and entitled for promotion to the post of Line Inspector. Therefore, petitioner seeks indulgence of this Court to direct the respondents^{to consider his case for promotionto} the post of Line^{Inspector interms of G.O.Ms.No.257,General} Administration^{(Ser.C) Departmentdated 10.6.1999, withina} stipulated^{periodof time.}

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The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent Corporation submits that since criminal case is pending against the petitioner, petitioner is not eligible for promotion to the post of Line Inspector, however, his case will be considered in terms of G.O.Ms.No.257 dated 10.6.1999, as per law.

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Having regard to the submissions made by the respective parties, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Line Inspector in terms of G.o.Ms.No.257, General Administration (ser.c) Department dated 10.6. Lggg, as per his seniority and etigib,ity, in accordance with law, as and when promotions takes prace. Miscellaneous petitions, if an-1,, pending in this writ petition sharl stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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SD/-U. SUDHA ASSISTANT REGISTRAi{ 6 /TRUE COPYII

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DATED:2411212025