V.Sai Kiran Babu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

V.Sai Kiran Babu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

With the above direction the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage (with consent of both parties); no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' action in not considering the petitioner's case for appointment on compassionate grounds in terms of G.O.Ms.No.118 dated 18.08.1999 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution (as prayed in the petition). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Considering the submissions and without going into the merits of the case, the respondent authorities are directed to consider the petitioner's latest representation dated 11.02.2025 and pass appropriate orders in terms of G.O.Ms.No.118 dated 18.08.1999.

Key takeaways

The appropriate orders in terms of G.O.Ms.No.118 dated 18.08.1999 are to be passed within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Compassionate appointment — Telangana MARKFED — dependent of deceased daily-wage worker. Petitioner, son of V. Srinivas, a minimum-wage day watchman at A.P. Markfed Vanaspathi Plant, Karimnagar since 1990 who died in service on 17.08.2017 with over 29 years' unregularised service (terminal benefits released under Rc.No.AP/1099/97 dt. 31.12.2017), was engaged only on contract/outsourcing basis despite representations under G.O.Ms.No.118 dt. 18.08.1999 (compassionate appointment for dependants of deceased daily wage/NMR/consolidated pay/contingent workers); his latest representation dt. 11.02.2025 seeking regular appointment as Junior Executive cadre went unconsidered. High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (N. Rajeshwar Rao J.), 21.02.2025, disposing W.P. No. 5210 of 2025 at the admission stage with the consent of both parties and without going into merits, directed the respondents to consider the 11.02.2025 representation and pass appropriate orders in terms of G.O.Ms.No.118 dt. 18.08.1999 within four weeks of receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.

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

FRIDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE^{NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWARRAO}

WRIT PETITION NO: 52 10 0F 2025

Between:

V.Sai Kiran Babu, S/o Late V.Srinivas,^Age .31 years, Occ. Outsourcing Employee, TG MARKFED, R/o H.No.9-7 156, Ramnagar, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District

.,.PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its^{Principal Secretaryto Government,} Agriculture and Co6perition Deirartment,^{Dr.B.R.AmbedkarTelangana State} Secretariat, Hyderabad

Z The Managing Director, Telangana MARKFED,^Hyderabad

...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 order or d irection especially one in the^nature of^{Writ of} Mandamus declaring^{that, f) the actionof the Respondentsin not consideringthe} case of the Petitioner for appointment^{on compassionategrounds in termsof} G.O.Ms.No.11B, dated 18.08.1999 is^{illegal, arbitrary,Discriminatory,violating} Article 14 and 16 of Constitution of lndia a)^{further declare that, the 2nd} Respondent shall forthwith consider and^{pass appropriate orderson the} representations of the Petitioner dated 27.05.2020,^{26.06.2021, 25.06.2022'} 12.09.2023, 17.08.2024, 07.01 .2025 and latest^{representation on 11.02.2025,in} terms of G.O.Ms.No.'1 18, dated 18.08.1999,^{by providing compassionate} appointment to the Petitioner

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IANO:'l OF 2025

PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircum:;tancesstatedin the affidavit^{filed in support of the peiition' the High Court may be pleasedto} ir."n*on or^{compel the petitionerto appear at any police station or otherlocation} ioi inqritiet^{reiatedto the aforementioned rowdysheet or any associated} f"g;fi-on., *ithout^{following due processof law, pending the discosalof this Writ} "f Petiiion and^{pending disposalof the above writ petition}

Counsel for the^{Petitioner:SRl. SRINIVASA RAO MADIRAJU}

Counsel for the^{Respondents: GP FORI &CAD}

The Court made^{the following: ORDER}

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THE HON'BLE SRI^{JUSTICENAMAVARAPU RAJESHWARRAO} WRIT PETITION No.52^{1O of 2O25}

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel^{appearingfor the petitionerand} the learned Government^{Pleader appearing for the respondents'} With the consent of^{both the parties,the writ petitionis} disposed of, at^{the stageof admission.Perused the record'}

Learned counsel for the^{petitioner submitsthat the father} of the petitioner^{(V.Srinivas) was workedas minimumwage} employee^(day watchman)^{in A.P. Markfed at VanaspathiPlant,} Karimnagar, since^{199O. While his father in service, he died on} 17.O8'.2OI} and his^{serviceswere not regularized} '^Respondent No.2 has issued^{proceedings inRc.No'AP/1099/97,dated} 3l.l2.2}lg releasing^{Gratuity,Earned.Leave, Half Pay Leave,} EF and GSLI and Security^{Deposit benefitsto the father of the} petitioner.

Learned counsel for^{the petitionerfurther submits that} the then Government^{issued G.O.Ms.No.118, dated1B'08'1999} providing compassionate^{appointment to the dependents of the} deceased daily^{wage/NMRs/consolidatedpay/contingent} worker on full-time^{basi{palt-timeemployees. Though,father}

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of the petitiolter worked for more than 29 years, his services were not regularized in terms of G.O.M:s.No 212, dated 22.O4.t994.

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I-earned counsel for the petitioner further submits that after death of the father of the petitioner, the petitioner made a representation to the respondents to provide emprloyment on compassionatr: grounds. The respondent authorities instead of providing regular compassionate appointment to the petitioner, appointed him on contract basis

Learned counsel for the petitioner furtht:r submits that the petitioner made several representations from time to time to the respondenl- authorities and finally made a representation on 11.02.2025 to appoint him as Junior Execrrtive cadre on regular basis under compassionate grounds. But the respondent authorities did not consider the samr:

Therefore, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that appropriate orders be passed in the vrrit petition by directing the respondents to conside:r t-he latest representation submitted by the petitioner on | 1 .O2 .2O2 5 and

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pass appropriate^{orders in terms ol the G'O'' issued vide} G.O.Ms.No.^{1 18, dated 18'08' 1999'}

Considering^{the submissions made by learned counsel for} the petitioner^{and without going into merits of the case' the} respondent^{authoritiesare directedto considerthe latest} representation^{of the petitionerdated 1l'O2'2O25 and pass} appropriate^{order interms ofG'O'Ms'No' 118'dated} 18.08.1999,^{within a period of four(04)weeksfrom the date of} receipt of^{a coPY of this order'}

S.withtheabovedirection,theWritPetitionisdisposedof. No order as^{to costs'}

As a sdquel,^{miscellaneous applicationspending' if any' in}

this Writ Petition,^{shall standclosed'}

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To,

SD/-A.V.S. PRASAD DEPUTY REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

'1 . The Principal Secretary to Government. Aoricult ure and Cooperation

Department. Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Telangana-State Secretariat, Hyderabad

The Principal 9e_cretary to Government, Agriculture and Cooperation Department, Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Terangana-state secretariat, hyoeiioao

J The Managing Director, Telangana MARKFED, Hyderabad

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DATED:2110212025

ORDER

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DISPOSING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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