Telangana. State United Electri_city Elnployees Union v. secretariat Buitdin!'s

. Distri_bution Company Limited, Rep. by its Cha i rma n a nd Ma nagin g Di recto r, TGS PDCL, trrtifirc6 mpou"O,' HyO-iraber?i.'" rporatio.n of Jelangana Limited (TGTRANSCO), Rep. by Managing Director, Telangana' Transco, Xiiairatbbad,

4. Transmission Co Chairman and Hyderabad.

5. Telangana Power Generation Co rporation Limited Director, Telangana and Managing Chairman Hyderabad. (TGGENCO), Rep. by Genco, Khairatabad', ,..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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 to 5 he.rein in not considering the representations dated 16.1 1.2024 and 18.11.2024 made by the Petitioner Union and granting fulr time permission to the office bearers of the Petitioner Union to pursue its activities relating to Unions/ Associations as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and in violation of Article 14 of the constitution ,:f lndia and consequently direct the Respondent No 2 to 5 herein to accord perrnission to the office Bearers of the Petitioner Union to pursue Union/Association Activities on Full time basis for the settlement of employees Pending iss;ues. A NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavil filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to issue interim direction directing the Respondents No.2 to 5 to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation dated 16.11 .2024 and 1 8.1 1 .2O24 made by the Petitioner Union. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI N.PRAVEEN REDDY Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: AGP FOR ENERGY Counsel for the Respondent No.2 & 3: SRI P.V.S.PRASAD, SC FOR NPDCL Counsel forthe Respondent No.4: SRI N'SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGSPDCL Counsel for the Respondent No.S: SRI D.JAGAN MOHAN REDDY' SC FOR GENCO The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITION No.246O of 2O25 ORDER: Heard Sri N. Praveen Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Energy, appearing on behatf of respondent No.1, Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondent No.4, Sri D. Jagan Mohan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for GENCO, appearing on behalf of respondent No.5 and Sri P.V.S. Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for NPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under: "..-to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature oF Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent Nos.2 to 5 herein in not considering the representations dated 16-ll-2024 and lB-ll-2024 made by the Petitioner Union and granting full time permission to the office bearers of the Petitioner Union to pursue its activities relating to Unions/ Associations as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India 2 \t'P 2460 2025 and consequently direct the Respondent Nos. accord permission to the herein Bearers of the Petitioner Union to Union/Association Activities on Full time basis settlement of employees pending issues and pass. :Ztos Office pu rsu e for the

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner union had been established in the year 1989 and the petitioner requested the respondents herein for full time permission to the petitioner union State oFFice bearers, on par with other unions. The petitioner rnion had made representations dated 18.06.2019,

77.02.2020, 77.02.2020, 08.02.202r, ts.02.2023 and 16.11.2024 and 18.11.2024 and sought grant of full time permission to petitioner union state office bearers on par with other unions, trut the respondents denied permission to engage in U n ion/Association activities on a full time basis. Inspite of the petitioner's request to grant permission to declare the office bearers of the petitioner union on par with other unions, no action has been initiated as on date on the representations dated L6.71.2024 and lA.lt.2024. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. (' SNJ wP 2460 2025 4. Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for 3 TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of respondent No.4 submits that the respondent Nos.2 to 5 may be directed to consider the representations of the petitioner dated L6.I1.2024 and 78.IL.2024 within a reasonable period and pass appropriate orders, in accordance to law.

5. Takin into consid ration : (a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, (b) The submissions made by the learned counse! appearang on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL, appearing on behalf of \ respondent No.4, (c) The contents of petitioner's various representations addressed to respondent Nos.2 to 5 which had not been considered by the respondents admittedly as on date, The writ petition is disposed of. The respondent Nos.2 to 5 are directed to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 16.1L.2O24 and 18.11.2024 to accord permission to state office bearers of Telangana State United Electricity Employees Union, H-1829 on par with l I i I l 4 \\,P)460z;;; other unions and to offer full time basis recommendation of the petitioner union, within a period of two (O2) weeksfromthedateofreceiptofacopyofthisorderin accordance to Law and duly communicate the decision to union on its representations dated the Petitioner L8.LL.2O24. However, there shall be no

16.11.2O24 and order as to costs. Themiscellaneousapplications,ifanypending'shallstand closed. To, ,,TRUE COPY// SD,.A.V.S. ASflSU\NT RE PRASAD GISTRAR U \ecrtot't OFFICER ;ttiigl,tffilf,'gnipntt]*krJil=ild;#,:i:,""'ffi :ilrui*f*lg1roUrun+,tr::ffi ;i:'-dilA ,tt{::ffi,;t,***'.,***"'#.tu,l;5,T'"3"'lsY"'*ffi li'l$';i Ligfi[$Fl'llwr***:*+*#s"*s BSR BS t l I t I I I I I I ! t I t I II I / a CC TODAY TAr€ { : 0 5 ll,rn 2116 .o * <,. *l r \r _ ,- l HIGH COURT DATED: 2910112025 ORDER WP.No:2460 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS 4 4..t ./.{J'