Petitioner's application for an EWS certificate for 2023-24 was rejected without reasons after the financial year ended. The High Court set aside the rejection as unreasoned and directed respondents to re-examine the application within fifteen days to enable him to claim EWS reservation in TGPSC Group-I recruitment.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY
WRIT PETITION NO: 9900 OF 2025
Between:
G. Lakshma Reddy, S/o. Malla Reddy, Aged about 32 years, Occupation. Junior Asst., R/o. H.No.3-51, Pedda Linga Reddy, Siddipet Rural Mandal, Siddipet District - 502107.
...PETITIONER
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...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 Direction more particularly one in nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondents in unilaterally rejecting the application of the petitioner vide No.EWS022300483668 dt.22.12.2023 allegedly on d1.31.08.2024 i.e., after completion of financial yea( 2023-24 and without assigning any specific reason for the same as illegal, arbitrary, against the Principles of Natural justice, in violation of Articles 16 and 21 of the lndian constitution and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner and issue Economically weaker section(EWS) certificate valid for the year 2023-2024 thereby providing opportunity to the petitioner.to submit all the relevant documents by considering the fact that the petitioner was issued with EWS certificate valid for the year 2021-2022 and 2o24-202s, inorder to entifle the petitioner to claim reservation earmarked for EWS in notification vide No. o212o24, dt.19.o2.2024.
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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 direct the respondent No.5 to consider the candidature of petitioner under EWS category for the further recruitment process in the recruitment notification vide No.O212024, dt.19.02.2024 issued by Telangana State Public Service Commission.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. RACHANA REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI MOHD BASEER RIYAZ Counsel for the Respondent Nos.l TO 4: GP FOR REVENUE Gounsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI P.S.RAJASHEKHAR, SC FOR TGPSC
The Court made the following: ORDER
HON'BLE SRI WSTICE C.V. BTIASI{AR REDDY
WRIT PETITION No. 99OO of2025
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting the application of the petitioner uide No.EWSO2230O483688, dated 22.12.2029 and communicating the said order on 3I.O8.2O24, i.e., after completion of financial year 2023-24, without assigning any spccific reasons for the same, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, prayed this Court to consider the case of the petitioner and issue Economicaily Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate for the hnancial year 2023-24 and for other appropriate reliefs.
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2024, to enable him to receive various incentives and also to appear for Group-l examination which has been notified by the Telangana State Public Service Commission vide Notification No.O2/2O24 dated 19.02.2024. It is further stated that even though the petitioner fulhlled al1 the conditions lor issuance of EWS certihcate, the respondents unilaterally rejected the said application on 31.08.2024 i.e., after more tharr eight months from thc datc of application, that too without assigning arry reasons. The grievance of the petitioner is that he appeared for Prelirns examination ernd also qualified for the main examination and since thc notification is issued <>n 79.O2.2O24, it is mandatory to possess the EWS valid for the year 2023-24 and as such prays this Court to direct the respondents to consider his case for issuance of EWS Certificate valid for the Iinancial year 2023-24.
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Assistant in the Revenue department and is eligible for issuance of EWS Certificate, have rejected the application for the year 2022-23 and communicated the s€une on 31.Oa.2O24, that too, after completion of the financial year 2023-24.
6 With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether rejection of the petitioner's EWS certificate application without assigning reasons, communicated after the financial year had ended, was illegal and arbitrary.
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G. Lakshma Reddy
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department
District Collector, Siddipet District
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet Rural Mandal, Siddipet District
The Tahsildar, Siddipet Rural Mandal, Siddipet District
Telangana State Public Service Commission, Rep. by its Secretary
C.V. Bhaskar Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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